Georgia’s zoo animals on the loose - in pictures

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  Ducks struggling to save themselves at a flooded zoo area in Tbilisi. Shakh Aivazov/ AP Photo

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  A bear that escaped from the Georgia zoo following heavy floods. Tbilisi residents have been told to stay indoors while the animals are still at large. Beso Gulashvili/ AP Photo

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  The mayor’s office said dozens of families had been left without shelter and thousands without water and electricity in the city. Tinatin Kiguradze/AP Photo

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  A wounded swan at the flooded zoo. Several main roads were completely destroyed and small houses and cars were swept away by the torrents. Beso Gulashvili/AP Photo

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  The corpse of a lion. Tbilisi Zoo spokeswoman Mzia Sharashidze told the InterPressNews agency that three dead bodies had been found on the grounds of the zoo, including those of two employees. Shakh Aivazov/ AP Photo

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  The body of a bear lies at a flooded area. Ms Sharashidze said 20 wolves, eight lions and an unspecified number of tigers, jackals and jaguars had been shot dead by special forces or were missing. Shakh Aivazov/ AP Photo

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  The seach for the animals continues. Beso Gulashvili/ AP Photo

Deadly zoo animals were prowling the streets of Tbilisi on Sunday after floods that killed at least 12 people damaged their cages, setting them free. Tigers, lions, bears and wolves were among the more than 30 animals that escaped from the zoo in the Georgian capital overnight.