Refugees from the clashes two weeks ago in the south of Kyrgyzstan have been returning in large numbers across the border from Uzbekistan. The UN refugee agency says that figures provided by Tashkent showed that some 70,000 people, mainly ethnic Uzbeks, had gone back so far. But thousands of refugees are believed to remain in Uzbekistan. At least 200 people are known to have died in the clashes though the final number is feared to be much larger. Up to 100,000 people fled into Uzbekistan after violence between ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz broke out on 10th June.
News On AIR | June 25, 2010 9:40 AM
Refugees return to Kyrgyzstan