Storms in France leave 2 dead, 17 injured and cause parliament to spring a leak

Two radical person been killed and 17 injured during torrential storms successful France

PARIS -- Two radical were killed and 17 injured during torrential storms successful France that toppled trees, flooded Paris streets and caused parliament's extortion to outpouring a leak arsenic the premier curate was speaking.

"Have you noticed that it was raining?” Prime Minister François Bayrou pointed out, looking up astatine the National Assembly's leaking domed ceiling aft delivering a code connected the Middle East arsenic a deluge fell outside, rapidly inundating Paris boulevards connected Wednesday evening.

The assembly vice president, Roland Lescure, suspended the statement truthful occurrence officers could cheque retired the problem. When helium restarted the league astir 15 minutes later, Lescure told lawmakers that absorbent mats were utilized to spot up the leak.

The French civilian defence bureau said 1 idiosyncratic was critically injured successful the storm, which broadly swept France aft a vigor wave. The bureau said powerfulness was besides chopped to 110,000 homes.

A falling histrion killed a 12-year-old kid successful southwest France and a antheral died erstwhile his quad-bike deed a toppled histrion successful the northwest, French media reported.

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