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US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.
; o! V% B. U+ |7 ~ ^ 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。5 q, c2 [' e' \" {) B
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
; ]6 z- {7 o* P/ g. G 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。
/ t# g% } m5 v$ R( c The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.6 _! Z$ D' d& ?9 ]& M9 q
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。 F$ c: j4 z/ l2 o
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
8 H; w: P& R& M7 Y9 R0 D4 j: I 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。+ C' C7 R. Z$ f4 s3 U3 W) b5 u, E
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.% ?: j4 y: S* J! ^ K
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。
# v1 s: D% C9 F9 X6 q But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.; q3 K2 T* h" y: j2 C
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。, P& Q/ }+ _9 i; J" V0 l B+ N8 _
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children." b8 N, j5 s7 [& l! S, K8 I
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。: A8 v1 C) i7 M! |
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
G4 S5 Q* G. t8 H* K8 B 在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。
/ ?( L) m0 N! g$ z' C% y5 e 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.% e) n& h$ i( Q
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。
' o& Q2 L; K/ J Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
' H5 R: {$ V' H0 D+ g6 S 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。: k- d! I+ w: ~) ^, a
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.
) L3 M: ^ J7 X$ ]8 T; n9 w: l- I 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。& j& J t$ p: Z
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.. k8 `# o. p- V# Z2 _- g
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。
; @; B& Y6 h5 o2 w. c He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
) l0 T. l# `, a- |3 d/ y0 b( V 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
2 Z2 B7 u: c* k As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.
( [" ]$ L) p& x, A3 } 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。- @* ?& I4 v/ @" Q
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.+ Q6 A" i2 [3 N" |7 F$ X
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。4 h+ n" G' q7 y7 b* F
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
4 \# n' O) [: S8 O/ v; d9 l, o4 D “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。
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