The study of flood risk area in Kemaman, Terengganu using GIS approach / Nurul Syahirah Mazlan and Nursyafiqah Hazwani Zaidi

Flooding, defined as a hydrological phenomenon caused by a major surge of runoff water that overwhelms and overflows a drain, river, or stream, typically after heavy rainfall, tropical storms, and cyclones, has a variety of effects on Kemaman, Terengganu area. The increasing flood crisis in Kemaman has rising the need for studies aimed at improving the general management of floods. This paper discusses the creation of a flood risk area map for Kemaman, which employs both the weightage and ranking methods to reclassify flood risk factors. The major goal is to identify and characterize flood-prone zones, which will provide critical information for disaster management and mitigation planning. To achieve this, multiple factors affecting flood risk were discovered.