Gmail and Google Drive crashes for thousands of users around the world

Gmail and Google Drive crashes for thousands of users around the world leaving customers unable to send emails or access files

Thousands of Google users are reporting issues connection to Gmail and Google Drive. 

It appears the outage is a global one, with a large concentration of issues centered in Europe and Australia. 

Outage tracker site DownDetector picked up problems 7:24am BST. 

Reports of a drop in connectivity came from all over the world, including India, Australia, the US and Britain.  

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