Head of Zoo Questioned in Tbilisi as Cleanup Continues

As the cleanup continued in Tbilisi after last weekend’s severe floods, RFE reported that the head of the local zoo had been summoned for questioning by police. Numerous animals escaped from the zoo during the flooding, with an escaped tiger killing a man on June 17. Another body, that of a 25-year-old woman, was discovered on June 18, RFE said, bringing the death toll to 19. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty