Mansa/ Fatehabad, July 11
Fresh breaches in the Ghaggar river on Sunday forced the Army to be called out in both Punjab and Haryana.

Although moderate rainfall was recorded across the region and water receded from various parts of the state, water continued to flow at alarming levels in other places.

Official figures pegged the death toll due to drowning and electrocution in the two states at 32. The breach in the Ghaggar affected Fatehabad district in Haryana as well and men of the 33Armoured Division from Hisar were rushed for relief and rescue operations.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal visited flood-hit areas and reviewed relief operations. Punjab government has estimated crop losses to the farmers at Rs 480 crore. As much as 2.5 lakh acres of farm land and three lakh people in 763 villages have been affected by the flash floods, according to official reports.