Adaptation and Mitigation Towards Monsoon Floods in Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Development in Malaysia is unable to prevent the phenomenon like monsoon flooding to occurs almost every year in the East Coast of Malaysia, which is the state of Kelantan and Terengganu. Monsoon floods are natural disaster that occurs seasonally, which happens during the monsoon season from November to March every year. Natural disasters can occur due to heavy rains and cause problems to the local residents of Kota Bharu when flooding arrived, yet the people can still survive and stay in the area. Thus, a research study is conducted to determine the adaptation and mitigation of Kota Bharu towards monsoon flood in Kelantan. The peoples of Kota Bharu will make adequate preparations and reduce the impact of flooding through food preparation, raising the house, having the boat as transport, and so on in effort to prevent damage to the goods. Therefore, this study was conducted in aiming to understanding the Kota Bharu residential successfully adapt and mitigate with the monsoon floods.