There are several leaders who can attribute to bringing us the latest breaking world news. ABC, NBC and CNN are the three major resources responsible for bringing us the latest breaking local and world news. There have been several devastating disasters with in the last seven to eight years that have been reported on all major world news stations.
On September 11, 2001 nineteen terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda hijacked four commercial planes and ran suicide missions hitting the World Trade Center, Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, PA. There was instant world news and media coverage on this event but the exact details of the tragedy were not know for several hours.
The devastation of this event was exposed over the next several months and many innocent victims lost their life. This will be a day covered by world news that will be talked and written about for many years to come.
December 26, 2004 the Indian Ocean earthquake or as some know it the Sumatra Andaman earthquake was covered by world news. This devastating earthquake triggered a series of Tsunami's which smashed along the landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean. This catastrophe is the ninth deadliest natural disaster in modern history which claimed an estimated 229,866 victims.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. August 23, 2005 this hurricane devastated much of the north central Gulf Coast. Katrina was estimated to have caused 81.2 billion U.S dollars in damage making it the costliest natural disaster ever recorded in U.S history.
The above are just two examples of recent disasters that have been covered by local and world news media. The news allows us to stay in contact with the outside world and keep up on current events.
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