On Thursday, 4/26/2018, a severe thunderstorm unleashed an unprecedented downpour on Bosra al Sham that lasted 3 days, flooding the Roman theater and the east and west courtyards either sides of the orchestra. Water quickly accumulated and rose over 3.5m high.
Water seeping into the stadium through cracks and damaged parts of the west courtyard may severely impact the stability of the structure. The cracks and the destruction were due to the barrel bombing on Tuesday 12/22/2015, when a regime helicopter dropped two highly explosive barrels on Bosra al Sham citadel housing the Roman Theater. The bombing caused severe and extensive destruction in the west section of the citadel as follows:
