Zoo Animals Roam Flooded Georgian Capital

Residents of the flood-ravaged Georgian capital city of Tbilisi were warned Sunday to stay indoors, as lions, bears, a hippopotamus and other escaped zoo animals roamed the streets of the devastated capital. Tbilisi Mayor David Narmania, speaking on national television, said the flood waters had killed at least 12 people, with 24 others missing. Russia's Interfax news agency quoted Narmania as saying "not all animals that fled the zoo have been caught yet. Therefore, I would...

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