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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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