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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.) l/ k3 ^9 }( i/ q4 Z$ j
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。
; M# Z# w$ r4 T8 o" s @ The city’s water became contaminated after a change in supplier in 2014. Corrosive water leached lead from old pipes into the water supply.& S# ?6 {. }- z& z" E$ B
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。. e0 _: `, k1 k9 H
The emergency declaration will unlock 5m dollars (3.5m pounds ) in federal funding.( z9 Z _2 P! B' a- [# ~
紧急声明将解冻500万美元的联邦资金。
6 r3 u o: f8 B8 x Earlier in the week, Governor Rick Snyder had requested $31m from the federal government.
( D0 F+ w9 E ]8 ]5 P, Z3 @ 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。! ?3 S; B1 V/ i& }* E
He said the need in the city of almost 100,000 people "far exceeds the state’s capability" and sought a disaster declaration.
% o3 u" a, N. D6 b: 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。
0 M: | p" x/ r) h) ? But reports in Michigan said Mr Obama denied that request, that would have freed up more than the $5m, as such declarations are only made for natural disasters.
2 R, b) W$ \1 P( ]* F8 t2 r 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。
& T X# T Z. N5 d K$ N+ D( p1 v! @ 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.( c1 J$ g7 S) g" [
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。3 z- y* Z& x) q' b' h7 t4 h
Before then, residents had complained of discoloured water, bad smells and headaches and rashes from using the water from the city’s new supplier.. @! @, P0 t* `" a
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 E* o7 m, x; K- G) T! R
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.
* w$ s9 s5 c0 [+ w( v4 T 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. b3 e# E7 o# P& }( @" [
Michigan’s attorney general has said he will investigate the water crisis to see whether any state laws were violated./ i. z& S6 ?3 v, x5 h5 V( a& U
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。
2 C+ L$ X' |4 O- ]; N1 ?9 U: ? 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 R! I8 [8 m# f: C: Y
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。
( i9 e* D2 M0 [7 O$ A Mr Snyder has already declared an emergency in Flint due to the water situation. Local officials deemed it a public health emergency in October.
x0 i! W/ P6 B2 ] 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。+ I, x N8 q' V9 z/ _
He has been criticised for his handling of the water crisis, with protesters calling for him to resign.
. _& r8 z3 `% |7 f% Z; M+ l0 E2 ? 他因处理水危机而受到批评,抗议者要求他辞职。
7 ?; p$ E. e6 T9 t9 X3 y0 o As a result of Mr Obama’s announcement, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) will co-ordinate the response in Flint.- @; q3 Z" M: H2 L4 q/ u/ m! R2 y
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 }2 l1 `6 a# a& W5 D On Saturday, the singer Cher said she would donate bottled water to Flint residents, with some 180,000 bottles to be shipped.* ?! b* H- X* {
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。
9 s& q; m$ ?. Q# q/ A/ }( T7 E "This is a tragedy of staggering proportion and shocking that it’s happening in the middle of our country," she said.% ^# H& s( ~# y1 V5 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。, D* \3 c# s2 M/ o- D0 e
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