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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.
0 `- ]% I. B9 g b& O8 \, Q9 c 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。. c c' ^, e4 Z* 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.
( H+ U" J2 o5 |% u 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。
0 T7 P5 K! ~4 y6 c4 s. @( l The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.% m: s- G( C1 R+ r: \* n$ G
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。) v3 l2 [& H# A6 k/ ?
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
, B% k ~ a" h$ R) ^, f0 n 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。6 L) B$ m R& ]
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% K6 ^% i2 `; W$ Y* @3 `( ` 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。8 ~ {9 J- q0 ]1 @- l1 m2 ^
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.5 h& V4 d# u& `. C1 ]4 X* Q
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
. p5 G) T0 G0 X1 s1 {7 |6 j In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.3 ?9 H8 B+ c7 v0 Y' m+ E
十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。9 ], B( m- _ F
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.) Z2 h$ f8 a% d7 x% r% B5 K3 p
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。8 F0 {) p- E; Q
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.
. @- m3 U& c* ^3 z 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。' r8 S. g+ `3 v+ H3 I# h. ^* x% j
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.( \* [( T! m1 B9 W
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。% z) h0 T( x3 y& n2 O8 _, g
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.
9 w i5 o+ Q; A' a% o- N7 T 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。" t+ o9 B$ X" [7 @( Q) G l
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.4 ^' M) o6 o" k* |: G7 _; F
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。
! t% ]0 |4 S4 w! W; ` \: @* Q He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
{; x5 H) k$ c8 ~ 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。0 i0 h6 p5 v0 n+ ^" \+ ^+ l
As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.* w% @- [/ t% I$ ?7 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。
: I) Y( ~4 k6 j On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.1 F! R" G: ]1 f" Y) K/ P7 ^% B
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。% B2 ], ^8 Q& V+ N# F( j
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.7 g: A M' H$ ~9 A0 w/ Z
“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。4 b/ [$ S0 a0 T% l
来源:BBC
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