THATTA, June 28: Thousands of villagers were marooned after windstorm and heavy rains in the coastal belt of Thatta district as the administration failed to reach then till Thursday.

Reports reaching here said that hundreds of houses were collapsed in Kharochhan, Shah Bunder and Jati talukas while affected villagers were living under open sky.

Roads have been cut-off due to rains and residents of the affected area were trapped in the water.

These villagers told a team of journalists which visited Keti Bunder and Kharochhan on Thursday, that despite all claims, no official reached for their help.

Abdul Wahid Memon and Abdul Rasheed, residents of Keti Bunder told journalists that 80 per cent buildings of Keti Bunder town were damaged and the dwellers were experiencing difficulty.

Jumo Kurmo, resident of Baghan, Usman Baloch of Sajanwari, Mohammad Moosa of Mor Chhadai said that a number of villages including Haji Gul Mohammad Jatt, Suleman Jatt, Khamiso Khaskheli, Mitho Shivlani, Dilawar Shivlani, Sher Khan Shivlani, Hashim Shivlani, Jafar Mughal, Misri Shah, Qasim Khaskheli and Sajanwari were adversely affected.

They complained that neither administration nor medical teams have reached there. They said a tapedar was made in-charge of two talukas.

The affectees at relief camp of Keti Bunder said that they were shifted to government building but no food or other relief goods were provided to them.

Our Dadu Correspondent adds: At least 200 villages of Kachho belt of Dadu district remained cut-off on Thursday as rainwater from Khirthar mountains continued to flow in Nai Gaj.

Reports said that rain in the Khirthar mountain range continued and with the Nai Gaj flowing at a seven foot height which further swelled at Manchhar Lake from 111.3-RL to 112.3-RL.

Nai Gaj flow was mounting pressure at RD-45 and RD-50 of flood protective bund near Johi.

Provincial irrigation minister, Nadir Akmal Leghari visited Manchhar Lake and parts of flood protective bund.

The minister told journalists that a breach had occurred at RD-50 but it was controlled by the irrigation staff. He said that the embankments of Manchhar Lake were intact.

He said that water level was increasing due to persistent rain and irrigation officials were monitoring the protective embankments.

The Red Crescent distributed 200 packets of food items among villagers along flood protective bund in Johi taluka.

A resident of Sawaro village, Yar Ali, said that the situation was still critical as 200 villages remained cut-off from rest of the district and no one had reached there. He said that people were facing shortage of food.

A fisherman Ghulam Mustafa said that after increase in water level at Manchhar, hundreds of fishermen had migrated to safer places.