Amazon Web Services is seeing significant disrupted in the Middle East after three of its data centers were hit with drone strikes, the company said this evening.
Two of the strikes were direct hits in the United Arab Emirates and another site in Bahrain was impacted after a drone hit nearby, AWS said in an update on its website. The company did not name who was responsible for the attack, but Iran has sent swarms of drones to nearby countries, including Bahrain and UAE, as attacks have escalated across the region.
“These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts,” the update said.
The damage affects a range of Amazon services, it said, and recovery will likely be “prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved.”
