US EditionEthiopia's Hayli Gubbi Volcano Erupts After 10,000 Years
The eruption sent ash plumes up to 14 km high, disrupting dozens of flights and impacting local livestock, with no casualties reported, scientists say.
- On Tuesday, Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided after a weekend eruption that blanketed Afdera district villages in ash and disrupted flights due to high-altitude ash plumes.
- Experts note the eruption's rarity given Hayli Gubbi's first recorded event in 10,000 years, explained by Ethiopia's active rift system, Atalay Ayele said.
- Residents and health officials reported respiratory complaints and deployed two medical teams to Fia and Nemma-Gubi kebeles, where ash covered grass and water, affecting people and livestock, local officials said.
- Air India canceled 11 flights on Monday and Tuesday to inspect aircraft after regulator directives, while Indira Gandhi International Airport reported at least seven cancellations and a dozen delays.
- Carried by high-level winds, the ash plume crossed the Red Sea, Yemen, Oman and the Arabian Sea toward western and northern India, and the India Meteorological Department said it is moving toward China and will clear Indian skies by 1400 GMT Tuesday.
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The sleeping volcano Hayli Gubbi has come to life after millennia. His ash cloud travels across several countries.
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A volcano in northeast Ethiopia erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending a massive plume of ash almost nine miles into the sky and disrupting flights across several countries. The Hayli Gubbi volcano sent ash clouds over Yemen, Oman, India and Pakistan, prompting widespread cancellations and operational delays, according to the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC). Global travel impact Air India and Akasa Air confirmed …
Pakistan skies 'completely clear' after Ethiopian volcanic eruption: PMD
Pakistan faces no threat of atmospheric pollution from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Tuesday, assuring that the ash cloud remains confined to high altitudes and poses no risk to public health in the country. Deputy Director and PMD spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham said the eruption at the Hayli Gubbi volcano — reported by the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) — had sent massive plume…
'Like a sudden bomb': See photos from space of Ethiopian volcano erupting for first time in 12,000 years
Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in northern Ethiopia, erupted for several hours on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23 — the first eruption since the start of the Holocene.
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