Excessive rains began falling in March 2018 following a year of severe drought . This caused massive flooding in Kenya , Ethiopia , Uganda , and Somalia , affecting nearly a million people . Nearly 170 people in Kenya were killed in the floods which preceded and led to the breaking of the dam . The general manager of the farm stated that the rain had been particularly intense during the two days preceding the dam ’s failure , and that resulting flood waters , carrying boulders and roots , had damaged the wall of the dam
massive flooding
2018 East Africa floods
Patel Dam failure