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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.
/ d# N, ^2 h5 O x4 W 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。
: F, T1 s" O* N9 L2 o; f The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.
$ z) K& X. w8 u/ Y0 A+ K7 j( n 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。
6 }$ e' N$ J' z: |) @ ^ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.8 g, Q" M. X& D2 s
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。* u* z3 |: U2 S: O) E
Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
0 v6 m4 a3 T( M2 X' e3 t+ Y# x' q 本周早些时候,州长斯奈德瑞克已经要求联邦政府拨款3100万美元。
7 w6 d% T+ u3 x/ s He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% z w0 V/ N) f5 I 他说城市近10万人的需求已经“远远超出了州的能力”,并寻求灾难声明。9 t4 \2 L1 B( q- z7 h$ a: W/ j# P
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
4 i; J# G0 B' D) k: N7 A3 @ 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。+ G$ U1 o9 R' z3 d" N* @2 t2 m
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/ y& A3 Y9 A+ z
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。
' S! t9 S9 M6 ]2 t) f0 O Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.
f& [, m' t7 W# N. H 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。
5 t, h1 }8 M6 _ 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.
% [+ A$ Q7 e H1 v! s- K+ q+ O 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。
+ |# c" x( z& j# q" `( i# q Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
( I% r- F+ Z+ ~' R; w% ~2 b 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。$ A% I! A1 Y1 x( G1 M5 J# N! Q
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.0 Y1 \8 T% B* _% B s( 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。2 m. L" g7 W, H2 ^. F: ]; ]2 K" R; I
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
! K. a7 |; A# Z; h6 u% K 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。
$ B6 v4 k! v4 o. w5 T% I He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.+ l4 f/ G5 A* E% d: `. H$ \
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
9 Z6 U( \) |% ~; j As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.8 I V& n1 S7 m# e, C
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。
- N9 k4 n8 _0 A! F6 e. d. u On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.0 ^; j8 ^& t( \+ q# i6 h8 Q
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。+ o( X; g$ r3 o! M- c
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.7 w" V F* X" ^ d/ S z5 f0 W
“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。) ^* ^; p' O X$ i1 }0 l, k
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