Generally monsoon
is the changing in wind direction which can be from southwest and northeast.
The climate in Malaysia mostly influence by southwest and northeast monsoon.
This monsoon usually bearing heavy rain that brought by winds said Ir. Chia Chong Wing, Deputy Director,
Bahagian Saliran dan Tebatan Banjir. A study state that southwest monsoon has
huge effect in influencing patterns of rainfall in the western part of
peninsula Malaysia especially Northwest region (Jamaludin et. al, 2010). So, we could tell that monsoon brought some problem
but, there will always solution for each hindrance.
One of problem
that could occur on monsoon is flood. In Malaysia, floods can be said as
natural event that occur annually causing damage to properties and loss of life
(Ngai, 1997). Even though floods occur annually, but it become severe as it
coupled with other natural factor such as heavy rainfall on monsoon season
(Ngai, 1997). Moreover, the continuous raining during the season make the
situation getting harder as it increase the river runoff which lead to flood
(Ang, 2015). For example, the flood that occur in Kelantan in late 2014, a
study by Ang (2015) said that this is because Kelantan directly exposed of
northeast monsoon and are the earliest area to receive a lot of heavy rain
during that season.
However, monsoon
floods can be prevented or reduced by several methods such as improving the
drainage system (Ang, 2015). The drainage system is an essential part of living
in a city or urban area, as it reduces flood damage by carrying water away (Melbourne
Water). But the question is how good the
drainage systems can be? It has no doubt that our drainage system is poor as it
is filled with too much trash that prevents water from flow in. The drainage
systems will prevent water from flowing into resident houses.
To conclude,
monsoon is natural season that occur annually which carry a lot of rain. Flood also
is natural disaster that cannot be stopped but it always can be manage with systematic
drainage systems other than people should know how to handle it.
REFERENCES
1.
Jamaluddin et
al.(2010). Trends in Peninsular Malaysia Rainfall Data During the Southwest
Monsoon and Northeast Monsoon Seasons: 1975–2004.
2.
Ang, K. H. (2015). An adaptation of Kota Bharu
community towards monsoon flood. International Research Journal of
Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Studies, vol. I, issue VII, 99-107.
3.
Melbourne Water. Retrieve from http://www.melbournewater.com.au/whatwedo/manageflooding/pages/drainage-system.aspx
4.
Ir. Chia Chong Wing, Managing Flood Problems In
Malaysia.