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Last month the Georgian capital Tiblisi was hit by severe flooding. After heavy rain, the river burst its banks. The waters swept into the city's zoo, killing three people as well as scores of animals. But some of the biggest beasts escaped from their enclosures into the city streets. You may have seen pictures of a hippo in the middle of the road or a bear climbing up a building to escape the floods. It was all a nightmare for Zurab Gurielidze, director of the zoo. Photo:Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images.