The death toll from riots in Kyrgyzstan two Thousand People Can Achieve Kyrgyz riot

The first time since the ethnic riots broke out in the city of Osh on June 10 last, President of the interim (temporary) Kyrgyzstan Roza Otunbayeva visited the scene yesterday (18 / 6).

On that occasion, he said that the death toll from the riot could reach two thousand people.

''I will add a number of dead was counted ten times the official data reported,''light as revealed jubirnya Otunbayeva, Farid Niyazov.

Earlier, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz clashed only 191 people. But, according to the president of 59 years, the amount reported is not among the dead who were buried immediately, according to Muslim tradition.

Otunbayeva and ranks of the interim government arrived in Osh City Square yesterday morning. They boarded the helicopter. Conditions of the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan was in ruins. Remnants of the riots are still evident. In fact, some of the city's population of about 250,000 people to the ground. In fact, some corners of the city burning visible because of burned. Landscape concern was not only seen in the settlements, but also shops and offices.

Unfortunately, Otunbayeva who yesterday wore a bulletproof vest and escorted by heavily armed troops are not tight layover in the settlement of ethnic Uzbeks. It is said that the region suffered the most severe damage. Because, ethnic Uzbek who had become targets of ethnic Kyrgyz attack which dominates the Central Asian country. We discussed the matter of inter-ethnic clashes, Otunbayeva outraged. ''We're used to living side by side and we will continue to do so,''he said.

He also denied reports saying that his government is not serious to overcome violence. "Give us a little hope. Do not say we are not trying (restore state). Our army is trying to overcome it,''pointed out that while the leaders will try to win legitimacy from its people through a referendum next June 27.

Separately, a UNICEF spokeswoman Christiane Berthiaume say that these riots have a negative impact on at least 1 million citizens in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan's. Therefore, ethnic Uzbek who was the target of ethnic Kyrgyz rampage fled to Uzbekistan and seeking refuge in neighboring countries. As a result, residents of Uzbekistan must be willing to share a place to live and food to the refugees who lost their homes.

''That (one million) is only approximate numbers so that we can design a scheme of assistance and restoration plan to restore conditions of Kyrgyzstan. Exact number of casualties could be fewer or more, "Berthiaume said as quoted by the Associated Press. At present, he continued, three types of assistance most needed in the displaced are food, water and medicines.

UN predicts, Kyrgyz citizens who fled the southern territory of their country 400 thousand people. A total of 100 thousand of whom took refuge in Uzbekistan. While thousands of the rest are still stuck in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border.