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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.' s! v! C- V/ t4 |6 a( Z# 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。
3 B* e. u% l; _5 Q The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
- M) L$ m" X3 y9 C$ H; \% q0 U3 r 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。
# I5 I. ^, }3 K The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.5 x1 z5 v+ C9 Z
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。3 N P$ i& H$ r7 r% Z6 x
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
9 X! U( r5 {( t: q 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。 |2 q/ I+ d) u+ ^
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration., e/ m6 G9 K7 `7 q; u
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。7 t# |9 O& ]0 I: V7 a8 L
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
5 r- v4 g, r: a9 L 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。' \6 z! V8 ?: {+ g. Y, W% k
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
6 h& J9 d" f \ 十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。
% x: N/ C" Q1 R; B Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.4 @1 r. `: W4 Y% c
在此之前,居民曾抱怨自从使用新城市供应商的水后,水变色、有异味,并引发头痛和皮疹。 w* ~$ d7 O: V0 Y
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.: G$ f- y+ A, W; D! o- D; w$ 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。
% f- n& g: [4 ~- P9 \) O Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
2 v' P8 ^8 N# b- G" X 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。
7 [* ]3 y' i: y5 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.4 |) _; w, p$ B
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。3 d2 s, s& a* R8 Y
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October., h, B9 ~. A2 m! m3 S5 h- i% ^ _
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。
0 `/ {# s. x4 Q" ~ He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.) D0 G* a" C9 Y2 F- e) Q
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
( ^. x b9 Z6 Z, ~ As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.2 [) ^6 a! R$ U7 r6 [
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。% Y4 k, F2 R6 x$ _& k2 d
On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped." y* v1 ]/ z% r* l" h7 Y3 }* h: 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。
& J- f! I6 X* i1 C/ Y "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
9 ~ D9 x4 N, K+ d! O “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。, o7 q8 F/ n. g$ ~$ T6 i# i
来源:BBC. f) X- j8 S P( w" j3 P2 k J
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