Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar escaped from a German zoo on Friday after flooding caused by storms eroded fences, allowing them to break out, mass-selling daily Bild and other local media reported.

The police encouraged people living near the zoo in Luenebach, in western Germany, to stay at home and report to them any sightings of the animals, Bild said, adding that a bear had been shot dead.

BBC News said at 2.30pm that all the animals had been rounded up, with the help of a drone.

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