Man killed by escaped tiger in flood-hit Georgian capital Tbilisi (Video)

A tiger has killed a man after escaping from a zoo during floods in Tbilisi at the weekend, it’s emerged.

Georgia’s interior ministry confirmed the death on Wednesday (June 17) morning.

Police special forces were deployed and are hunting the animal.

Georgian media said the tiger had been hiding in a warehouse and escaped the citywide police search for the escaped animals, many of which were shot dead.

Tigers, lions, bears and wolves were among more than 300 animals that escaped from the zoo and onto the streets during floods that killed at least 17 people.

Residents were advised to stay indoors until the animals could be captured.

marksman shooting tranquilliser darts at a hippopotamus

Photographs showed a marksman shooting tranquilliser darts at a hippopotamus walking past shops on a mud-soaked street.

Local news agencies later reported more than half the animals had been returned to the zoo.

Some were killed by police, including a rare breed of white lion cub and six wolves roaming the grounds of a nearby children’s hospital.

Agencies/Canadajournal