New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- After lying silent for 12,000 years, an Ethiopian volcano called the Hayli Gubbi has come back to life, spewing its ash thousands of kilometres away. The sudden burst of ash forced multiple airlines to cancel or divert flights, with aviation authorities issuing fresh advisories as the plume drifted high into the atmosphere and over Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and across the Red Sea towards Yemen and Oman.

Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued an advisory to airlines to avoid the affected regions and airports to deal with possible disruptions due to the ash plumes from the Ethiopian volcano.

(With agency inputs)

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