Georgia: Tbilisi flooded after hours of Torrential rain,animals escape from Zoo

Wild animals including lions, tigers, bears, jaguars, wolves and other animals escaped from their zoo this morning after serious flood and are currently roaming the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. According to officials in the city capital, the flooding has killed at least 8 people and several animals in the zoo died. The animals in the zoo that didn't die in the flood, which happened after a river burst its banks in central Tbilisi after hours of torrential rain, are now roaming the streets. Dozens of families are now without shelter after their homes were flooded and cars swept away. Thousands of people are currently left without water and electricity.


Some of the animals that escaped from their enclosure have been captured by security forces while the more dangerous one have been shot dead. See some photos after the cut...

Devastation as a result of the flood

Citizens helps one of the Hippopotamus to safety

Crocodile roaming the streets of Tbilisi