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AWS Confirms Drone Strikes on UAE Data Centers, Says Recovery Will Take Time

Customers are urged to back up data or shift workloads to other regions during an unpredictable operating environment.

Overview

  • Two facilities in the United Arab Emirates were directly hit by drones, and a Bahrain site was affected by a nearby impact.
  • AWS reports structural damage, power disruptions, and additional water damage from firefighting at the struck locations.
  • The ME-CENTRAL-1 region is hardest hit, with availability zones mec1-az2 and mec1-az3 heavily degraded while one zone remains operational.
  • AWS lists 25 services as interrupted and 34 as impaired, with customers experiencing elevated error rates and reduced availability.
  • Power and connectivity restoration is estimated to take at least a day, with full repairs expected to take longer, and AWS advises backups or region migration while coordinating with local authorities and prioritizing employee safety.