Welcome to the World Today, an hour of InternatIonAl news from the bbc. Its been a day of worldwIde It Chaos after a globAl outage HIt Systems In multIple countrIes, affectIng mIllIons of people. More than 4000 flIghts have been cancelled globAlly, BankIng And HeAlth care has been affected and some Tv Channels have been taken off aIr. A cybersecurIty company, crowdstrIke, saId Its found a defect In a Software Update for users of MIcrosoft WIndows and that a fIx had been put In place. MIcrosoft saId theIr apps and servIces have now recovered, but the Computer DIffIcultIes caused some of the bIggest us and European AIrlInes to ground theIr planes, causIng chaos at aIrports around the world. ThIs Is the aIrport In berlIn In germany, where queues have been formIng All day. In the aIrport In the SpanIsh CapItAl madrId, you can Also see the passengers waItIng for theIr flIghts. AIrports In the ItAlIan CapItAl Rome have Also been severely affected. Applause. And thIs Is the moment at GatwIck
Software caused issues on microsoft devices. The Companys Ceo apologised for the outage, saying it was not the result of a Security Incident or cyber attack. Although crowdstrike has resolved the issue, the company warns it could take some time before systems are back up and running. Our technology editor, Zoe Kleinman takes a look at what exactly happened, and how it affected patients, passengers and businesses. Music. The world woke up this morning to global chaos. Massive Tech Outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices. Thousands of flights grounded globally, long queues, frustrated passengers. There was nothing on the boards. There was nothing. There was no ground staff. In the uk, doctors surgeries forced to let down patients. Were going to have to cancel your appointment. Businesses unable to serve customers. I tried to receive a Credit Card Payment and itjust would not accept it Credit Card and debit card. And Tv Programmes abruptly taken off air. The cause . At crowds
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