供水管道被冻住导致水荒 政府建议市民少冲厕所
<p>受北极寒流南下影响，美国大部分地区本周遭遇近20年来最严寒天气。据美国媒体1月9日报道，由于供水管道被冻住，俄亥俄州数万居民遭遇“水荒”。为此，政府建议居民不要洗衣洗澡，就连冲厕所的次数也要尽量减少。</p><p>当天，埃文湖市政府网站上出现了一则温馨提醒，呼吁市民暂停一切耗水量大的事情。市长布莱恩·延森更给出具体建议，要求市民不要洗衣服、不要洗澡，“我们甚至要求人们在情况好转前尽量减少冲厕所的次数”。</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Avon">Avon</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Utilities">Utilities</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valves">valves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caked">caked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> — <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veritable">veritable</span> <span word="drought">drought</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Avon">Avon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Avon">Avon</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Bryan">Bryan</span> <span word="Jensen">Jensen</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span>, <span word="baths">baths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showers">showers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="flushing">flushing</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="resolved">resolved</span>," <span word="Jensen">Jensen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="over">over</span> 200,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 680-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> — <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Lorain">Lorain</span>, <span word="Cuyahoga">Cuyahoga</span>, <span word="Medina">Medina</span>, <span word="Erie">Erie</span>, <span word="Huron">Huron</span>, <span word="Ashland">Ashland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wayne">Wayne</span>.</p>
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