A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP
A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP
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Zoo animals roam the streets as deadly floods hit Georgia capital

At least 12 people killed in Georgia's capital while soldiers hunt down lions and tigers

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Updated: 11:53am, 15 Jun, 2015

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A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP
A hippopotamus stands in the mud in front of a Swatch watch kiosk after it escaped from a flooded zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: AP
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