ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.

A volcano that slept for thousands of years just jolted the world awake. Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia erupted with a plume so tall it touched airline routes and sent planners scrambling. If you thought remote volcanoes stay local,

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The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted after nearly 12,000 years, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea to India, affecting visibility and air quality in northwest regions before drifting toward China and the Pacific.

The eruption sent ash clouds up to 14 km into the sky, affecting Yemen, Oman, India, and northern Pakistan, according to the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in France. Rising approximately 500 metres, Hayli Gubbi sits within the geologically active Rift Valley, where tectonic plates converge.

The long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region erupted suddenly on 23 November, sending an ash plume up to 14 kilometres into the atmosphere and blanketing surrounding communities in thick volcanic debris.

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Ash cloud drifts toward Yemen, Oman, India, China, says Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center - Anadolu Ajansı