Amazon data centers located in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were damaged this weekend by drone strikes, disrupting the company’s cloud services, Amazon reported on its Amazon Web Services status page. Two UAE facilities were directly struck, and a drone strike close to an Amazon facility in Bahrain caused some infrastructure damage.
“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,” the company said in a statement. “We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts.”
An Amazon representative confirmed that the status page was the best source for information on the damage, but did not offer further comment.
Over the weekend, the US and Israel launched air strikes against Iran after tensions escalated over nuclear and regional activities. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks across the region, and some of those drones hit the AWS facilities. The UAE and Bahrain are allies of the US.
On Monday, the company warned customers in parts of the Middle East about extended delivery times and delays due to the attacks. CNBC reports that Amazon sites in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE now alert customers to delivery delays.
