Volcanic ash from Ethiopia affects aviation in India, moving towards China, but has no impact on local weather or air quality.

Indian airlines Air India and Akasa Air said on Tuesday they were cancelling some flights after ash plumes from a volcanic eruption in Ethiopia disrupted operations.

Recently, Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi dormant volcano erupted, and its plumes have started to reach India. Read ahead to find out how the Ethiopian Volcanic Ash Cloud, the health risk it poses and the cities it is going to affect!

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.

A volcanic ash cloud from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano is expected to enter parts of western India on Monday evening, moving across several northern states, meteorologists said. Early signs of the plume were spotted near Jamnagar in Gujarat around 5.