Georgia flooded: Animal's day out!
Lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least eight people, officials said. (Photo: Twitter)- Police and soldiers were hunting down the animals, recapturing some and shooting others dead, while rescuers airlifted scores of people trapped by the floods. (Photo: AP)
- A wounded swan is seen at a flooded zoo area in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- Two zebras escaped from a flooded zoo stand on a hill inside the zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Severe flooding in the Georgian capital left at least 12 people dead Sunday and triggered a big-game hunt across the city for lions, tigers, a hippopotamus and
- A hippopotamus that has been shot with a tranquilizer dart after it escaped from a flooded zoo lies behind bars inside the zoo in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- A rhinoceros escaped from a flooded zoo walks inside the zoo in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- A woman carries her pet dog from a flooded area in Tbilisi. Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals have escaped from the zoo in Georgia’s capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting authorities to warn residents in
- "So far, the confirmed death toll is eight people, but several people are still missing," said Nino Giorgobiani, the interior ministry spokeswoman. (Photo: AP)
- People assist a hippopotamus that has been shot with a tranquilizer dart after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- Ducks try to save themselves at a flooded zoo area in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- "The human losses that we have suffered are very hard to tolerate. I express my condolences to all the people who lost their relatives," said Margvelashvili. (Photo: AP)
- Mayor David Narmania called on Tbilisi residents to help take part in the clean-up operations that are under way throughout the city, with his office saying that dozens of families had been left without shelter and thousands without water and
- Pictures circulating on social media showed a huge alligator wading past parked cars and a bear perched on an air-conditioning unit on the side of a building. (Photo: Twitter)
- An animal escaped from a flooded zoo stands in mud inside the zoo in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi (Photo: AP)
- People clean a flooded area in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, June 14, 2015. Severe flooding in the Georgian capital left at least 12 people dead Sunday and triggered a big-game hunt across the city for lions, tigers, a hippopotamus and other dangerous
Lions, tigers, bears and other wild animals escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least eight people, officials said. (Photo: Twitter)
Georgia flooded: Animal's day out!
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