AWS UAE data center hit by outage following military strikes across the region

• AWS UAE data center struck by "objects...creating sparks and fire"
• The data center caught fire and had to have its power removed before fi
• Amazon says some signs of recovery are being seen

One of Amazon's UAE-based data centers has been affected in the ongoing conflict unfolding in the region, causing the Middle East Central mec1-az2 Availability Zone to experience some outages.

The local fire department was called after "objects" struck a data center, causing "sparks and fire", shutting off mains power and generators to isolate the issue as a resolution plays out.

AWS is currently waiting for permission to restore power to the center, after which point restoration could still take several hours.