Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in 10,000 years, sending massive ash and smoke plumes into the sky. The eruption, in the Afar region, blanketed nearby villages in volcanic dust, threatening grazing lands for livestock herders, though no casualties were reported. Locals described the blast, compared to a bomb, as sudden and terrifying, while NASA satellite images captured the ash drifting across the Red Sea toward Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, and India. The drifting volcanic material prompted meteorological warnings in Pakistan and led Air India to cancel numerous flights for essential safety inspections. The volcano, part of the Erta Ale Range and located in a geologically active tectonic zone, underscores the region’s volcanic volatility.
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