Georgia floods: Pictures of chaos caused by fierce flooding in capital Tbilisi

Heavy flooding has killed at least 12 people and led officials to warn people to stay indoors to avoid animals that have escaped from a zoo.

A hippo was cornered before it was eventually subdued with a tranquiliser gun

The animals including this bear were left without food or shelter

Residents of Tbilisi did what they could to help them

Dozens of people were left homeless after heavy rains caused the River Vere to burst its banks

Roads have been destroyed, and houses and cars swept away

Some animals were recaptured by security forces, and others shot dead

Much of the zoo was turned into a "hellish whirlpool", as one official put it