Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Aid Arrives in Southern Kyrgyzstan VOA News 17 June 2010 Kyrgyz relief workers unload a plane with humanitarian aid in the southern city of Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan, 16 Jun 2010 Photo: AP Kyrgyz relief workers unload a plane with humanitarian aid in the southern city of Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan, 16 Jun 2010 Foreign aid deliveries are slowly flowing into southern Kyrgyzstan Thursday, in hopes of reaching the hundreds of thousands displaced by deadly ethnic clashes. The violence that erupted on June 10 has killed more than 190 people in the past six days. But a relative calm has enveloped the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad. Kyrgyzstan is in its second of three days of mourning for those killed in the violence. Flags flew at half-staff Wednesday as Kyrgyzstan troops patrolled the streets of Osh. The first two planes carrying emergency supplies landed in neighboring Uzbekistan Wednesday, and the U.N. refugee agency said planes will bring 240 tons of supplies by the end of the week. These items will include tents, blankets and sleeping mats. The clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks have forced more than 200,000 people - most of them ethnic Uzbeks - to flee their homes, with many crossing into Uzbekistan or massing near the border. The top U.S. diplomat for South and Central Asian affairs, Robert Blake, travels to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Friday to discuss the crisis. The U.S. embassy in Kyrgyzstan says it has allocated $10 million for humanitarian aid. Russia also has sent humanitarian aid, but not peacekeeping forces, as Kyrgyzstan's interim leaders had previously requested. The south is a power base for former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who was ousted in an April 7 uprising that killed 85 people. The deposed leader, who has taken refuge in Belarus, has denied allegations that his supporters instigated the ethnic violence.  United Nations officials said Tuesday the violence appears to have been triggered by coordinated attacks aimed at creating instability in the Central Asian nation. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. .