Ananova:

Romanian MPs had to use umbrellas in parliament after rain started leaking through the ceiling of the newly renovated building.

Debate was disrupted as MPs wiped down their desks and changed seats to get out of the rain.

Some of them blamed former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu for the poor quality of the Palace of Parliament, one of the world's biggest buildings.

But others said the company which earned "big money" for the renovation works was responsible.

The building's main architect, Anca Petrescu, said more than 30 hours of rain brought more water than the drainage system could handle.

Often identified as the symbol of Ceausescu's megalomania, the 6,000 room-building was built by 400 architects and 20,000 workers between 1984 and 1989.

It was recently renovated and changed into the headquarters of Romania's Parliament.