About 35,000 refugees came back to Kyrgyzstan after fleeing to neighboring Uzbekistan during the ethic violence in Kyrgyz southern region, said the border guards service, according to the United Nation. People are returning to their homes and looking for missing relatives. The ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan that started about two weeks ago, produced some 400,000 refugees.
Earlier the press service of the Osh administration had reported 80 percent of the city had been burned in the clashes.
The U.N. said that the situation in southern Kyrgyzstan remained tense as there were concerns about the possibility of violence connected to the constitutional referendum set for June 27.
Despite threats, Kyrgyzstan officials say they will proceed with the referendum.
Kyrgyz interim leader Roza Otunbayeva arrived in the south on Monday, where Kyrgyz troops had abused civilians during a security operations in the village of Nariman. In the operation, two people were killed and over 20 wounded.
The ethic violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks that erupted two weeks ago caused about 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks to flee to neighboring Uzbekistan.
In the violence overall, at least 251 people were killed and an estimated 2,000 injured, according to official figures but Kyrgyz authorities say the real number could be 10 times higher.
Earlier the press service of the Osh administration had reported 80 percent of the city had been burned in the clashes.
The U.N. said that the situation in southern Kyrgyzstan remained tense as there were concerns about the possibility of violence connected to the constitutional referendum set for June 27.
Despite threats, Kyrgyzstan officials say they will proceed with the referendum.
Kyrgyz interim leader Roza Otunbayeva arrived in the south on Monday, where Kyrgyz troops had abused civilians during a security operations in the village of Nariman. In the operation, two people were killed and over 20 wounded.
The ethic violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks that erupted two weeks ago caused about 100,000 ethnic Uzbeks to flee to neighboring Uzbekistan.
In the violence overall, at least 251 people were killed and an estimated 2,000 injured, according to official figures but Kyrgyz authorities say the real number could be 10 times higher.
