The city of Tbilisi, Georgia has suffered an incessant and torrential downpour that resulted in flooding of the low-land areas of the capital at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. The death toll has been climbing, with numerous buildings deluged.
The death toll so far stands at 11. Bodies were found mostly in flooded private households. There have been reports of landslides in Tbilisi’s suburbs.
The water has filled hundreds of basements, underground walkways, squares and roads, and damaged electrical and technical infrastructure. The House of Justice has suffered the most among the federal buildings. Some 22,000 Tbilisi citizens remain without electricity.
The Kura River that passes through the city broke its banks and flooded Tbilisi’s Zoo, causing over 30 wild animals to flee, among them a hippo, 7 bears, six lions, six tigers, jaguars, 13 wolves and others. Three people were found dead in the zoo’s grounds.
Employees were seen trying to save the animals from the flood, among them Guliko Chitadze, a woman who had worked in the zoological garden for over 25 years and who had had her arm amputated a fortnight ago after a tiger attacked her.
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