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Google Reports Cloud Disruptions in Europe Region

A power event at a Google Cloud data center near London triggered widespread disruptions across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, disabling multiple websites, applications, and digital services. Major banks, online financial platforms including Revolut, court video links, and public sector operations faced significant service interruptions. Google stated that the infrastructure failure has been mitigated and services have been restored. Customers in regions as far as Luxembourg and Singapore reported payment and account function issues resulting from the localized data center outage.

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  • ✓ A power event at a Google Cloud data center near London disrupted cloud services across the United Kingdom and Europe.
  • ✓ Financial services, banks, online payment platforms including Revolut, and public sector operations reported issues.
  • ✓ Google stated that the power event disrupting cloud services has been mitigated.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 13 independent reporting domains (100% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

What changed

Google announced that the power event responsible for disrupting cloud services has been successfully mitigated following widespread system failures.

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  1. Google Cloud Outage Hits UK and Europe

    A power event at a Google Cloud data center near London triggered widespread disruptions across the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, disabling multiple websites, applications, and digital services. Major banks, online financial platforms including Revolut, court video links, and public sector operations faced significant service interruptions. Google stated that the infrastructure failure has been mitigated and services have been restored. Customers in regions as far as Luxembourg and Singapore reported payment and account function issues resulting from the localized data center outage.

    Why it matters

    The technical failure highlights the vulnerability of modern financial infrastructure and public platforms to localized cloud hosting disruptions. Because multiple third-party apps and corporate back-ends rely on the europe-west2 region, an isolated power issue quickly cascaded into broad consumer-facing problems. Technology providers continue to face scrutiny over redundancy measures when primary regional hubs experience power events.

    What is confirmed

    • A power event at a Google Cloud data center near London disrupted cloud services across the United Kingdom and Europe.
    • Financial services, banks, online payment platforms including Revolut, and public sector operations reported issues.
    • Google stated that the power event disrupting cloud services has been mitigated.

    Still unconfirmed

    • The budgeting app Emma confirmed its services were offline specifically due to the Google Cloud outage affecting the London region.

    What to watch next

    • Full technical post-mortem reports from Google detailing the exact cause of the London data center power event.
    • Official statements from affected financial institutions regarding transaction backlogs or data integrity verification.
    Sources used for this update (17)
    1. finance.yahoo.com — Yahoo Finance - Stock Market Live, Quotes, Business & Finance News
    2. www.nytimes.com — The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
    3. www.cnn.com — Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN
    4. The New York Times — Google Reports Cloud Disruptions in Europe Region
    5. Reuters — Google Cloud services down in UK; banks, public sector report issues
    6. BBC — Google outage hits websites and apps as some bank customers report issues
    7. The Guardian — Google says ‘power event’ that disrupted Cloud services has been ‘mitigated’, after widespread problems – latest updates
    8. BBC — Google Cloud says outage affecting banks and court video links caused by 'power event'
    9. www.marketscreener.com — HSBC to Launch Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin RedCoin in 2026
    10. finance.yahoo.com — North America Pharma Cloud Services Market by Application, Cloud Service, Cloud Type, and End User - Forecast to 2035 | AI and Hybrid Cloud Fuel 13.5% CAGR to $21.2 Billion
    11. english.pravda.ru — Google Cloud London outage disrupts UK banks, Royal Mail and DPD - PravdaReport
    12. today.rtl.lu — Google outage disrupts payments at online banks, including in Luxembourg
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