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Amazon Ordering Disrupted by Widespread Outage in Germany and the UK

User reports on outage portals topped 1,000, indicating a broad technical failure still being resolved.

Overview

  • Customers say they cannot place orders and see a technical-error notice stating Amazon is working on the problem.
  • German outage tracker Allestörungen recorded more than 1,000 reports in a short time, with peaks above 1,100.
  • Reports indicate similar ordering problems in the United Kingdom, suggesting the disruption extends beyond one market.
  • Some users also could not view their order history, with in-app messaging citing a problem displaying orders.
  • No cause has been detailed in the coverage, and outlets describe the incident as ongoing as Amazon works on a fix.