An East Coast farmer is on his way to join an International Red Cross mission in Kyrgzstan after trouble there.
Grant Hargreaves, 49, will arrive in the capital, Bishkek this weekend to help with transport.
At least 170 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in the south of the central Asian republic.
The Red Cross says up to 100,000 refugees have been forced across the border into Uzbekistan.
A referendum on a new constitution is due to be held on Sunday.
