Heavy flooding has destroyed enclosures at Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia allowing dangerous animals to roam the streets Among the animals to escape are tigers, lions, wolves and a hippo, which had to be subdued by a tranquiliser gun Flash flooding in the Georgian capital has already killed seven people including three who work at the zoo The capital of Georgia has been placed on lockdown after heavy flooding destroyed enclosures at the city's zoo allowing tigers, lions, wolves and a hippo to escape and roam the streets.

Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1958, Ron Mueck spent over twenty years of his life as a professional puppet builder and performer. The son of toymakers, Mueck worked on a children's television show, Shirl's Neighborhood, performing various animal characters. He was recruited by Dave Goelz while filming international segments of Fraggle Rock.