2015 Tbilisi flood

none 2015 Tbilisi flood File:Georgia Tbilisi map.PNG Location of Tbilisi in Georgia 13-14 June 2015 Vere River valley, Tbilisi, Georgia 20 (confirmed) A significant flood occurred in the Vere River valley in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on the night of 13 to 14 June 2015. It resulted in at least 20North Andrew Police still searching Tbilisi streets for tiger and hyena after zoo flood https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/police-search-streets-tbilisi-georgia-tiger-hyena-zoo-flood The Guardian 18 June 2015 human deaths and struck the Tbilisi Zoo, leaving half of its animal inhabitants either dead or on the loose.Tbilisi Flooding Causes Casualties http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28347 14 June 2015 Civil Georgia 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180438/http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28347 5 January 2018 dead dmy-allhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33125879 Georgia flood: Tbilisi residents warned over zoo animals 13 June 2015 BBC News Background thumb|left|230px|Tbilisi Zoo after the flood The Vere, a right tributary of the Mtkvari, runs through Tbilisi's Vake and Saburtalo neighborhoods. It is characterized by periodic flash floods, which had turned this normally small stream into a surging river, causing significant flooding in 1960, 1963, 1972, and 1995. In 1972, the flood resulted in several fatalities and completely inundated the Tbilisi Zoo.13 ივნისის წყალდიდობა: ქრონიკა და შედეგები http://www.fmabkhazia.com/news/13770-13-ivnisis-cqaldidoba-thbilisshi.html 14 June 2015 Radio Voice of Abkhazia 14 June 2015 ka 13 June flood: timeline and consequences Damage and casualties thumb|230px|Vere River after the flood After several hours of intense rain on June 13, 2015, a landslide occurred above the village of Akhaldaba, which is located about 20 km southwest of Tbilisi. A million m3 of land, mud, and trees were carried by the landslide as it moved into Tbilisi and dammed up the Vere River twice, first at a 10 m wide channel at Tamarashvili Street and then at a channel beneath Heroes' Square, a significant traffic intersection that was connected to Tamarashvili Street by the Vere Valley Highway.Reconstruction VIDEO: How did small Vere river become a raging force? http://agenda.ge/news/37199/eng 15 June 2015 Agenda.ge 15 June 2015 The resulting flood inflicted severe damage on the Tbilisi Zoo, Heroes' Square, Mziuri Park, and nearby streets and houses, resulting in at least 20 deaths, including three zoo workers. One of them, a 56-year-old woman, had recently returned to work after having had an arm amputated two weeks earlier after a tiger mauled it.Zoo animals loose in streets after flooding hits Georgian capital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/zoo-animals-loose-after-floods-hit-georgian-capital/2015/06/14/178721a0-1279-11e5-9518-f9e0a8959f32_story.html?hpid=z3&tid=sm_fb 14 June 2015 The Washington Post 14 June 2015 A young rescue officer, Zurab Muzashvili, who died after having rescued seven people, was posthumously awarded the Medal for Civic Devotion.Georgia bids farewell to officer who rescued seven before dying in Tbilisi flooding http://agenda.ge/news/37626/eng 20 June 2015 Agenda.ge 20 June 2015 About 36 people were hospitalized for mild-to-moderate injuries; most of them were discharged from hospitals on the same day. Of the 24 people reported as missing as of late 14 June,Photos: Aftermath of Deadly Flood in Tbilisi http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28348 14 June 2015 Civil Georgia 14 June 2015 6 remained unaccountable for on 16 June.Tbilisi flooding: 14 missing people return home safe http://agenda.ge/news/37122/eng 15 June 2015 Agenda.ge 15 June 2015Tbilisi Flood Death Toll Rises to 19 http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28356 16 June 2015 Civil Georgia 16 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619112812/http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28356 19 June 2015 dead dmy-all More than 40 families were left homeless and 22,000 people were left without electricity.Wild Rains Free Wild Animals in Tbilisi http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/14/wild-rains-frees-wild-animals-in-tbilisi.html 14 June 2015 The Daily Beast 14 June 2015 The Georgian government reported a preliminary estimated flood damage cost from GEL 40 millionGeorgia Declares National Mourning for Tbilisi Flood Victims http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28349 14 June 2015 Civil Georgia 14 June 2015 to 100 million.Georgian PM: flood damage exceeds 100m GEL http://agenda.ge/news/37311/eng 16 June 2015 Agenda.ge 16 June 2015 Animals in streets The Tbilisi Zoo lost more than 300 animals, nearly half of its inhabitants: the majority were killed by flooding. Several surviving inhabitants of the zoo—a hippopotamus, big cats, wolves, bears, and hyenas—escaped from destroyed pens and cages to the streets of Tbilisi and a police unit was employed to round them up. Some were killed, whilst others were recaptured and brought back to the zoo. The media ran footage showing the hippopotamus making its way to a flooded Heroes' Square, one of Tbilisi's major roadway hubs, where it was subdued with a tranquilizer dart. On 17 June a white tiger remaining on the loose attacked and mortally wounded a man in a storehouse near the zoo.Wild Animal, on the Loose from Zoo, Kills Man in Tbilisi Center http://civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=28362 17 June 2015 Civil Georgia 17 June 2015 The animal was eventually shot dead by the police. Georgia floods: Escaped tiger kills man https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33166224 17 June 2015 BBC News Online 17 June 2015 An African penguin was found at the Red Bridge border crossing with Azerbaijan, having swum some 60 km south from Tbilisi.Najibullah Farangis Penguin From Flooded Tbilisi Zoo Swims To Azerbaijani Border https://www.rferl.org/a/penguin-from-flooded-tbilisi-zoo-reaches-azerbaijani-border/27077411.html 17 June 2015 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 17 June 2015 Response Local thumb|left|170px|The U.S. Embassy employees join volunteers in the clean-up works. Police force, emergency services, and army units were deployed for rescue efforts. They were helped by hundreds of local volunteers. Scores of peoples trapped by the floods were airlifted by rescuers.In Flood-Hit Tbilisi, Lions, Tigers and Bears Roam the Streets http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/10-dead-as-tigers-and-lions-roam-tbilisi-after-floods-771522 14 June 2015 NDTV 14 June 2015 15 June was declared a national day of mourning in Georgia. President Giorgi Margvelashvili said he would allocate funds from President's Discretionary Fund to assist the affected families. Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II, an influential head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, in his Sunday sermon, blamed the floods on the "sin" of the former Communist regime which, he said, built the zoo in its current location using money raised from destroying churches and melting down their bells. International The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, mobilized its Tbilisi office to organize an emergency response. Many governments of the world, such Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Lithuania, the United States,U.S. Support for Tbilisi Flooding (June 14) http://georgia.usembassy.gov/news-events/emb_news2015t/14062015statement.html 14 June 2015 Embassy of the United States to Georgia 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621005757/http://georgia.usembassy.gov/news-events/emb_news2015t/14062015statement.html 2015-06-21 dead and RussiaAfter Hippo, Lions, Wolves Stalk Flooded Tbilisi, Russia Offers to Assist http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/after-hippo-lions-wolves-stalk-flooded-tbilisi-russia-offers-to-assist/523580.html 14 June 2015 The Moscow Times 14 June 2015 offered their help. The European Union stated its Emergency Response Coordination Centre was ready to deploy assistance.Statement by Spokesperson on the severe floods in Georgia http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150614_01_en.htm 14 June 2015 European External Action Service 14 June 2015 Poland's Foreign Ministry allocated €100,000 to assist Georgia.World leaders offer condolences to Georgia after fatal flood http://agenda.ge/news/37339/eng 16 June 2015 Agenda.ge 16 June 2015 The Prague Zoo, along with other Czech zoos, dispatched a team of specialists with experience in dealing with floods.Georgian capital flood: 12 killed, zoo animals escape, several shot dead http://graphic.com.gh/international/international-news/44629-georgian-capital-flood-12-killed-zoo-animals-escape-several-shot-dead.html Accra, Ghana 14 June 2015 14 June 2015 Daily Graphic The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent an emergency team to assist, led by veterinarians from the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo and the Ramat Gan Safari in Israel.Israeli vets lend hand as half of Georgia zoo's animals die in flood https://www.timesofisrael.com/half-of-georgias-zoo-animals-die-in-flood/ 16 June 2015 timesofisrael.com 16 June 2015 The city of Šiauliai, Lithuania, decided to organize a charity concert to help the families affected by the flood. The Polish businessman Mariusz Artur Napora offered to hold a charity auction in Poland.PM thanks to foreign counterparts for solidarity http://agenda.ge/news/37094/eng 14 June 2015 Agenda.ge 14 June 2015 Gallery References 30em Tbilisi Flood Disaster 2015 - How social media is influencing disaster response and recovery in Georgia External links Category:2010s floods in Europe Category:2015 floods Tbilisi flood Category:History of Tbilisi Category:Natural disasters in Georgia (country) Category:Water in Georgia (country) Category:June 2015 in Europe Category:2015 disasters in Georgia (country)