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6 j2 k$ c; v& z9 _. k5 h4 ] US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead.! W# @/ _6 K( Y% Z7 n1 O, d {3 A
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。! l. W6 p- z( _2 j5 T
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.1 M- u J4 K6 o, ~
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。
, r# e2 T8 z/ ~- V The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.
' o1 _. b' ]% G6 G: w3 _! Q( c 紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
. }, X- E1 c- e' S- ^ Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.7 d+ v& S7 i; U6 u6 c6 L
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 P- V# M% J7 p4 b3 u
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.2 a4 L3 E7 }6 b& {
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。
H( M0 ~. l& }1 X/ T+ v But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.1 @: h, l! ?- r7 x B- T/ T) h
但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。 ~9 R* L5 N; T& I6 V% x3 \
In October, testing revealed increased lead levels in water supplies and in children’s blood. Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
6 R Y# U/ G8 m2 @4 j, J/ i* ^ 十月,测试显示供应水和儿童的血液中铅含量超标。铅中毒会导致儿童学习障碍和行为问题。1 C z& h' S6 z. p
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.. D$ M9 D, H" I+ d9 {
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。2 @* y! _0 g5 D, ]4 K- t
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.
Q* _7 K9 |; ~- U' b1 F 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。6 g5 W1 ?# W5 n
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.8 P/ F& u$ a) f3 m8 O- |& `
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。) `5 w4 a+ b7 p1 s5 m
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.! R' U3 m& T0 g
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。0 G" k- w% C5 p* b0 D9 s$ ~( M
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.& ?& O e# R. D. t( T
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 p0 x- S0 F- w6 @2 M' V: W2 v He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.' ] p, i6 u9 g4 p$ r
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
1 ]7 e0 \8 T5 d( H1 g! ~ As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.; S5 e m' x/ T& D2 P! J
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。
4 b4 G' f9 ~. c3 k( { On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
7 x% B5 B0 t8 h( p! ~6 l 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。 r# O# M8 _( B- {
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
6 P* O; B7 X6 m “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 y4 h0 s5 a; I+ }( {+ k/ Y
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