Google Cloud issue in London disrupts online services
Power has been restored, but services are still recovering. Revolut’s UK status page shows partial unavailability.
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A power issue in a Google Cloud zone in London disrupted cloud and online services on 20 October. According to Google’s official incident log, the incident began at 09:08 Bulgarian time and affects zone europe-west2-b.
In an update at 14:58, Google said power had been restored but service recovery was continuing. Existing workloads are being prioritised; creating new ones may be difficult. The estimated recovery time for existing workloads is 16:00 Bulgarian time, not a guaranteed deadline.
Revolut’s UK status page showed partial unavailability when checked at 15:16. The BBC reported difficulties for app users. This does not establish that all customers or Revolut services in Bulgaria are affected.
This information is current as of 15:16 on 20 October. The status of individual services may change; any specific failed transfer or payment should be checked in the app and through the provider’s official channels.
Sources: Google Cloud — incident log; Revolut — UK service status; BBC.
Illustrative photograph of server infrastructure: Taylor Vick / Unsplash, Unsplash License. It does not show the affected Google facility. Cropped to 1200×675 px.
