Tbilisi Takes Stock Of Damage After Massive Floods
Search and rescue operations were continuing in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, on June 15, a day after deadly floods swept through the city. At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing. The Tbilisi zoo was inundated by floodwater, killing some animals and allowing others to escape and roam the streets.
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A runaway hippopotamus walks down a flooded street in Tbilisi.
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Men push a hippopotamus out of a flooded street. Zookeepers shot one hippo with a tranquilizer dart in order to capture it.
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Debris covers a road where the Vere river burst its banks.
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A soaking wet bear tries to escape from a flooded area of the Tbilisi zoo on June 14.
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Animal footprints are seen in the mud on the grounds of the zoo.
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The body of a bear lies next to destroyed cars at the Tbilisi zoo.
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Another zoo animal that did not survive the flood
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A municipal worker sits near the body of a lion.