A tiger that killed a man and wounded another after escaping from a flooded zoo in Georgia has been shot dead, according to media reports. The animal was one of several to break free from its enclosure at Tbilisi Zoo last weekend, following severe flooding. BBC has more:
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.
One eyewitness told the Imedi TV channel: “It was a white tiger, a big one. It attacked a man, it seized him by the throat.”
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.
