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0 r o' t: {0 ^+ l1 A. B- S US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where the water has become contaminated with lead." t% t5 g/ X' t) D+ c# o8 p7 X. `
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。8 q# [# `! @0 q- o( }" J6 d6 |
The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.& A4 _/ s8 X6 Y) d
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。
4 Z; }0 E* `9 L- C$ d! @ The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.) ?8 O5 Q7 F: H3 L# w1 Y& K) Q9 v
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
( ^5 U, I9 J3 x: p R3 y e5 l0 u Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
8 v( a5 g+ G$ V9 ^; f7 s3 |1 R 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。) D" O' B; I0 \, o/ l
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.7 A# O Y7 \* t+ Y/ R" q1 O
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。/ d1 p0 C. w, y J
But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
% N3 T6 C* x4 p& v& t; O- `. e, u 但密歇根媒体报道称,奥巴马先生拒绝了这一请求,这将会节省超过500万美元,因为这样的声明只能为自然灾害做出。
4 v4 ] J$ Q; a8 q. w 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.
, p$ w+ n5 M0 ^ 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。* [; P: h! z0 r" H4 @; O5 p" f" I
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.! ]/ U0 z* {, L; r1 R8 ~9 K
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。
! X) w4 W/ Y3 e u5 W 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.. G3 o) a+ ^! ], @
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 L; t2 J$ ~& c7 g% t Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated.
c2 w& t' K6 m& u9 p- c 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 O+ B$ \7 E/ E, g7 p3 A% }/ v
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.! n+ t d x3 b4 I2 s, w
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。, E/ O, L4 y2 C' T
Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
& x' [! n' `8 b( |/ u5 x- Q 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。% s7 S. q+ g; s4 T
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign. d8 B0 X% }9 f
他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
V6 I" j. \- B( o V& C) r As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.3 E) H a# s+ t7 z4 a. [1 F' f, O
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。
; l) J* t+ u7 I& V On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.
$ s! V3 p$ A l2 i9 ^) N& v 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。8 Q4 b( ]2 H; W- Y, S
"This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.
# _2 L- R9 m7 w% E @# 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。
' l2 [9 ?/ P1 z: i7 ` 来源:BBC
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