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9 H/ u8 K$ Q; j2 A4 w4 u* b# d US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
9 p ~! A \2 b/ m+ Z, ]% n' F 美国总统巴拉克奥巴马宣布,密歇根州弗林特市进入紧急状态,那里的水已经被铅污染。
& m! ?/ Y$ M* E0 V The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.; f5 [1 \$ B5 R* f* C- Q
2014年供应商变化之后,这个城市的水就被污染了。腐蚀性水使旧管道的铅渗出,并进入供水系统。
- j5 `6 @% p# g" c+ n' Q9 \1 [5 r The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.& y: {5 I% v, W6 h
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。& r, I. B+ b5 a5 K3 }
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.$ ]- N5 ]. f2 O: ]8 w7 K
本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
0 A" z# X8 \# w- S; ?7 f* g He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
1 E- f# v7 |# D 他说城市近10万人的需求已经“远远超出了州的能力”,并寻求灾难声明。+ O/ Y: F- G! q1 H6 A; d8 M+ e- O
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
2 H! \: [+ p$ d5 A 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
" Y% C9 t: n; l* c' e! P4 u" ~ In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.) n) k' T0 U2 }: }3 }
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
( r& j5 n* R M& x" ` Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.- U8 C5 E9 L5 i+ H) } X5 A
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
9 {3 M. w. w4 q. K" b! n: _ The city switched its water source from the city of Detroit to the Flint River in 2014. It has since switched back to Detroit’s water. J5 j8 i& k: o/ C
2014年弗林特市把水源从底特律市更换为弗林特河,现在已经换回(使用)底特律水。
, _3 O4 d0 b0 q; T8 N- P Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.6 F( W/ s5 S; \4 F
密歇根司法部长说,他将调查水危机,看看是否违反了任何国家法律。6 J( F# L5 ^7 a) [3 t
The lack of clean water in Flint "is a human tragedy in which families are struggling even with the most basic parts of daily life", said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette./ B- T+ Z# G" i8 d
弗林特净水资源的匮乏是人类的悲剧,在这些地方,家庭甚至都要为最基本的日常生活用水抗争,密歇根司法部长舒伯特比尔说。
9 H) d# X. w4 Q+ ` Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.0 G# k, s# N# o) k" ?! K7 ~0 p. k) Q2 m. P
由于水形势严峻,斯奈德先生已经宣布弗林特市进入紧急状态。当地官员认为这是一个发生在十月份的公共卫生紧急情况。( R. S ]2 y; c" Q
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.' ]2 y1 f# X1 u6 B% M
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。& h' `, ?; W' A$ J
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
( k7 J2 q! g* s: j" Y3 P, e* r 由于奥巴马先生的声明,来自联邦急救管理机构(FEMA)的官员将会对弗林特市做出的反应进行协调。
|; n; ^- a- {- K- N% e On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.: o8 ^# D: N0 v/ I0 ~
星期六,歌手雪儿表示她将向弗林特的居民捐献瓶装水,大约有180000瓶从船上运过来。! k5 q- K" Y% B0 u6 a7 M; l
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
' W5 ?4 c5 Y' D0 {0 v “这是一个令人震惊的大规模的悲剧,但这就发生在我们国家的中间,”她说。
6 }8 U& d6 J- [, R: t3 m, _1 F 来源:BBC9 j. S$ b6 B3 h) x8 j9 X# x
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