Disaster is a combination of hazard and vulnerability. Vulnerability is the inability of individuals or social groups to cope up with or adapt to disaster induced stresses placed on their livelihood and well-being. The study was conducted in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Considering various individual (attitude, knowledge and skills), and social (interconnectedness and cohesiveness) dimensions an index was developed to measure the vulnerability of sample respondents. Results showed that fifty per cent of respondents are moderately vulnerable, about thirty per cent are less vulnerable and about twenty per cent are highly vulnerable to floods. As majority of respondents are vulnerable, long term measures, capacity building and training of farmers should be emphasized for better preparedness and mitigation of floods

Keyword: Floods; Vulnerability; Mi