Flights have been cancelled over ash clouds from Hayli Gubbi, a long-dormant volcano in Ethiopia, erupted for the primary time in recorded historical past.
Plumes from the volcano pushed throughout the Purple Sea via Oman and Yemen into India on Monday night, main airways Air India and Akasa Air to cancel some flights.
Air India cancelled 11 flights, and Akasa scrapped flights to locations corresponding to Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi, whereas provider IndiGo stated on social media that it was monitoring the scenario “in coordination with international aviation bodies”.
The India Meteorological Division stated that ash clouds from Hayli Gubbi, northern Ethiopia, are shifting in direction of China, and are anticipated to clear Indian skies by 7.30pm (2pm within the UK).
It comes after the Ethiopian volcano erupted for the primary time in recorded historical past on Sunday morning, leaving the neighbouring village of Afdera lined in mud.
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No eruptions had been ever recorded at Hayli Gubbi till Sunday. Pic: Afar Authorities/AP
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Pic: Afar Authorities/AP
Mohammed Seid, an area administrator, advised the Related Press on the time that there have been no casualties however that it might trigger points for livestock herders.
“While no human lives and livestock have been lost so far, many villages have been covered in ash and as a result their animals have little to eat,” he added.
