AWS Drone Strikes Damage UAE and Bahrain Facilities, Disrupt Key Services
Drone strikes in the Middle East inflicted structural damage at two AWS Availability Zones in UAE and one facility in Bahrain, causing power outages, fires, and water damage. The disruptions have impaired Amazon EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda and RDS operations, prompting prolonged recovery efforts and customer migrations to other regions.
1. Incident Overview
Late Monday, two AWS Availability Zones in UAE and one facility in Bahrain suffered structural damage, power outages and fires after drone strikes linked to the escalating Middle East conflict. Water damage from suppression efforts compounded physical deterioration.
2. Service Impact
The strikes disrupted Amazon EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda and RDS services, triggering elevated error rates and degraded availability across the ME-CENTRAL-1 and ME-SOUTH-1 regions. Customers reported data access failures and service interruptions.
3. Recovery Initiatives
AWS is deploying software mitigations to restore data access while repairing infrastructure, prioritizing S3 and DynamoDB foundations to accelerate broader service recovery. The company urged customers to activate disaster recovery plans and consider workload migration to alternate regions.