Ferozepur, Sept. 2 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that the flood situation faced by the state is more severe than that in 1988 and expressed hope that people of the country will stand by the state.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had inquired about the flood situation in the state.

"When the country was in crisis, Punjab always stood with the nation... Today, Punjab is in crisis, and I am fully hopeful that the entire country will stand with Punjab. The Prime Minister and the Home Minister called, and they inquired about the situation... The flood that came in 1988, I was young boy then...the situation is more severe," Mann told ANI.

He said the state is still battling floods and...