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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucy Leeson

France’s prime minister’s speech interrupted by parliament leak as torrential storms batter Paris

This is the moment France's prime minister's speech to parliament is interrupted by a water leak as torrential storms battered Paris.

The violent storms, which flooded the streets of the French capital on Wednesday (25 June) caused parliament’s roof to spring a leak as Francois Bayrou spoke.

“Have you noticed that it was raining?,” Mr Bayrou pointed out, looking up at the National Assembly's leaking domed ceiling after delivering a speech on the Middle East.

The assembly vice president, Roland Lescure, suspended the debate so firefighters could investigate the problem.

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