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AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, causing fires, power disruptions, and water damage. Amazon warned of ongoing instability in the Middle East and alerted customers to delivery delays across regional marketplaces.
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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Amazon Web Services said late Monday that drone strikes damaged two data centers in the United
00:07Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain, taking the sites offline, according to CNBC.
00:13The company said objects hit the UAE facility Sunday morning, causing sparks and fire,
00:18and a nearby drone strike in Bahrain caused physical impacts.
00:22AWS said the strikes caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery,
00:27and led to fire suppression that created water damage.
00:30AWS warned that ongoing instability in the Middle East is likely to continue
00:34and could make its operations unpredictable.
00:37Amazon also alerted customers to delivery delays in several Middle East marketplaces.
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