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Georgia floods: Escaped tiger 'kills man' | Georgia floods: Escaped tiger 'kills man' |
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A tiger that killed a man and wounded another after escaping from a flooded zoo in Georgia has been captured and killed, according to media reports. | |
The animal was one of several to break free from its enclosure at Tbilisi Zoo last weekend, following severe flooding. | |
Earlier reports suggested the men may have been attacked by a lion. | |
Police were deployed to find the animal, which had been sheltering in a warehouse, AFP news agency says. | |
A spokeswoman for the interior ministry said the killing happened in the city's central square. | |
Hundreds of creatures drowned when the zoo was swamped by floodwater, while many others escaped. | |
Lions, hippos and bears were pictured roaming the streets, with residents urged to stay indoors and avoid contact with any of the animals. | Lions, hippos and bears were pictured roaming the streets, with residents urged to stay indoors and avoid contact with any of the animals. |
Huge clean-up at zoo | |
In pictures: Floods chaos in Tbilisi | |
On Tuesday the zoo suggested that all of the missing lions and tigers had been found dead, with one jaguar unaccounted for. | |
Its website says two white Bengali tigers live at the facility, one male and one female. | |
A post on the zoo's Facebook page (in Georgian) said officials were due to give a statement on the number of dead and surviving animals at 17:00 local time (13:00 GMT). | |
The flash floods devastated parts of Tbilisi, claiming the lives of 13 people, including three zoo keepers. | |
Up to six people are still missing and about 40 families lost their homes. |