Google Cloud users across parts of India are experiencing slower network performance following a fire at a third-party data centre facility in Delhi. The incident triggered an emergency shutdown of networking equipment, leading to intermittent periods of elevated latency and possible packet loss for traffic originating from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and nearby regions, according to an update on Google's status page.
Impact on Network Capacity
The fire affected a local Point of Presence (POP) in Delhi, significantly reducing available network capacity in the area. To mitigate the disruption, Google has rerouted traffic to other facilities and is actively working on additional measures to minimize the impact while the affected facility remains offline. As of now, the company has stated that there is no workaround available for affected users.
Google's Official Statement
According to Google's status page, the incident began at 11:22 US/Pacific time on June 9, 2026. The affected location is Delhi (asia-south2). The summary notes that network traffic to Google Cloud from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and surrounding areas is experiencing intermittent elevated latency and packet loss. The fire at the third-party data centre required an emergency power shutdown, isolating a non-compute POP in Delhi and reducing local network capacity.
Google rerouted significant traffic from the impacted facility to address reduced local serving capabilities. As a result, a subset of Hybrid Connectivity and Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) customers may be impacted by these routing changes. Affected customers might experience intermittent latency spikes due to demand exceeding capacity across Indian metros and regional ISPs. The company is investigating additional traffic mitigations and Internet Edge peering augmentation to alleviate the issues.
Timeline and Updates
The next update is expected by Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 17:00 PDT. Symptoms include slightly elevated latency and non-optimal network routing until the facility is fully restored. No workaround is currently available.
The TOI Tech Desk, a dedicated team of journalists from The Times of India, continues to monitor the situation and provide accurate updates on technology news.
