AWS reported a major outage in its Middle East Central region after a data center was struck by objects during conflict, causing fires and power loss. The incident affected mec1-az2 availability zone, with EC2 instances, EBS volumes, and other resources becoming unavailable. Customers were advised to retry failed API requests or launch replacement resources in unaffected zones.

AWS services experienced increased error rates and latencies as the company worked to restore power and connectivity. The fire department shut off facility power and generators to extinguish the fire, and AWS awaited permission to restore operations. While other availability zones in the region continued functioning normally, customers running applications across multiple zones remained unaffected.

The outage highlights the vulnerability of cloud infrastructure in conflict zones and the importance of multi-region deployments. AWS recommended customers with immediate recovery needs restore from backups or launch replacement resources in unaffected zones or alternate regions. The company promised updates throughout the day as recovery efforts continued.