Amazon Web Services (AWS) has said that two of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates were the victim of drone strikes.

AWS, which operates data centres and digital services worldwide, said the strikes have caused “structural damage” and “disrupted power” to its infrastructure.

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It urged its customers in the Middle East to immediately backup their data and move their systems to AWS platforms elsewhere in the world due to the “unpredictable” situation in the Middle East.

AWS is a subsidiary of Amazon that supplies cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments and its data centres process information for businesses and websites in a region. Damage to data centres could cause serious disruptions.

Another AWS facility in Bahrain was hit by drone strikes nearby, the company reported on Monday.