People leaving the city say there is looting going on involving South Ossetian separatists.
In Gori, the Russian tanks seem to be dismantling and destroying Georgian army bases there, our correspondent says.
Live update from BBC reporter in Gori...
Russian tanks are in the city and on the main highway. Reports of Georgian army bases being dismantled/destoryed by the Russian army. Tanks may withdraw later. Russian ‘allies’ are torching houses, robbing reporters. Chaos.