The flood has resulted in some pretty jarring images, including the hippo wandering in front of a Tbilisi Swatch store:

Image for article titled Tigers, lions, wolves, and hyenas have escaped from Tbilisi zoo and are running around the city
Image: Reuters/Belo Gulashvili

The hippo has since been tranquilized and is being corralled to safety:

Hippo herding.
Hippo herding.
Image: AP Photo/Tinatin Kiguradze

Large parts of the city, and the zoo, are still covered in muck and water:

Rescuers work on a flooded Tbilisi street.
Rescuers work on a flooded Tbilisi street.
Image: Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze

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