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Rainstorm kills 5 in Georgian capital

Xinhua, June 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least five people were killed and several went missing as a result of flooding in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi overnight on Sunday.

Overflown Vere river in Tbilisi swept cars, houses, and flooded the Tbilisi zoo at midnight due to heavy rainfall.

At least five people died in the flood, Tbilisi mayor Davit Narmania said early Sunday morning.

Animals such as tigers, lions, bears and wolves escaped from the flooded zoo. Some of them remain at large until Sunday morning.

Mindia Janelidze, secretary of the State Security and Crisis Management Council, called on the people to refrain from driving on Sunday as several central thoroughfares will remain closed due to the flooding. Endi