Georgia floods: Zoo lion kills man
Tbilsi,
June
17:
A
man
in
Georgia
was
killed
by
a
lion
after
it
escaped
from
flooded
zoo
here,
media
reported
on
Tuesday.
The
attack
took
place
near
the
city's
central
square,
BBC
reported.
Hundreds of animals died in the floods over the weekend and many more escaped from the zoo, including tigers, lions and wolves.
After flood water devastated the city of Tbisili, lions, tigers and many other wild animals have been seen roaming the city streets.
Streets of Georgia turn into a zoo post floods
It is yet to be ascertained how many animals are there on the loose and how many have been killed in the floods. While residents are doing their bit to help zoo authorities to catch the animals, they have also spotted corpses of animals and birds in various places.