Animals flee zoo after fatal floods

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 Tbilisi to stay inside yesterday. At least 10 people have been killed in the disaster, including three zoo workers.

An escaped hippo was cornered in one of the city’s main squares and subdued with a tranquilizer gun, the zoo said.

Some other animals also have been seized, but it remained unclear how many are on the loose. Bears and wolves are also among the animals who fled enclosures amid the flooding from heavy rains and high winds.