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