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 other dangerous animals that escaped from Tbilisi's ravaged...
Philadelphia Daily News 2015-06-15As clean up continued in the capital city of Tbilisi, Georgia from severe flooding that killed 12 people, attention shifted to recovering all of the animals that escaped...
Mashable 2015-06-15TBILISI, Georgia — Tigers, lions, a hippopotamus and other animals escaped from the zoo in Georgia’s capital after heavy flooding destroyed their enclosures, prompting...
Tampa Bay Online 2015-06-14(CNN)Wild animals roamed the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on Sunday, after raging floodwaters damaged the city's zoo and set many of the animals free. Twelve...
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TBILISI: Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least 12 people, officials said. Police and soldiers were hunting down the animals, recapturing some and shooting others dead, while rescuers airlifted scores of people trapped by the floods. Prime Minister Irakli...
The Times of India 2015-06-14TBILISI: Lions, tigers and even a hippopotamus escaped from a zoo in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday, adding to chaos caused by flooding that killed at least 12 people, officials said. Police and soldiers were hunting down the animals, recapturing some and shooting others dead, while rescuers airlifted scores of people trapped by the floods. Prime Minister Irakli...
The Times of India 2015-06-14The death toll so far stands at 12, while 24 people are missing, TASS reports. Bodies were found mostly in flooded private households. There have been reports of landslides in Tbilisi’s suburbs. The Georgian PM announced June 15 to be a day of mourning for the Tbilisi flood victims. The water has filled hundreds of basements, underground walkways, squares and roads, and damaged...
Graphic 2015-06-14(CNN)Flooding left five people dead and several others missing Sunday in the Georgia capital of Tbilisi, according to a news agency funded by the European Union and the United Nations. The city's zoo was also flooded. Wolves, bears, big cats and even a hippopotamus escaped and have been roaming parts of the city. Some animals have been re-captured and others killed, according...
CNN 2015-06-14Share PhotoReddit✉ An animal escaped from a flooded zoo stands in mud inside the zoo 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 animals that escaped from Tbilisi's ravaged zoo. (AP Photo/Tinatin...
U~T San Diego 2015-06-15Share PhotoReddit✉ A body of an animal lies in the mud at a flooded zoo area in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 15, 2015. Rescue workers in the Georgian capital are still searching for at least two dozen people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the city's zoo. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) People stand by the...
U~T San Diego 2015-06-16A zoo keeper sprays water on Begi, a hippopotamus that escaped the Tbilisi, Georgia zoo on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Tbilisi: Nine people are still believed missing in Georgia's capital after freak floods killed at least 14 people and swept away zoo animals, some of which were shot after being found prowling the streets. The death toll from the worst floods to hit Tbilisi in...
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