Overview
- VAAC Toulouse detected the short, explosive phase on Sunday with ash to about 14 km, the first known activity at Hayli Gubbi in roughly 12,000 years.
- The plume crossed Yemen and Oman and extended toward India and northern Pakistan, with India’s meteorological service saying skies would clear there by Tuesday afternoon and the cloud shifting toward China.
- Air India canceled 11 flights for inspections under the national regulator’s directive, Akasa Air scrubbed Middle East services, and Delhi’s airport reported additional cancellations and delays.
- Local officials said Afdera and nearby kebeles were blanketed in ash, pastures and water sources were contaminated, and residents reported coughing, though no deaths have been confirmed.
- Regional health authorities deployed mobile medical teams to Fia and Nemma-Gubi, while aviation and science agencies continue satellite tracking of residual ash and any renewed activity.