There are estimates of up to 400,000 displaced persons. Just to put that in context, that is close to 8% of the entire population. And if all were Uzbeks (which of course is not the case; it's not a simple story of all the Kyrgyz ganging up on all the Uzbeks or anything close to that), that would be over half the Uzbek population.
So, so sad. Neweurasia has some posts from locals highlighting the mutual assistance between ethnic groups as a counterpoint to the truly horrifying details emerging (the cherry on top of the oh-so-delicous sundae of mega-violence that is this whole heart-rending story), but those glimmers of humanity really fail to lighten the overall picture.
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