Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts causing pollution in India
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
25 NOVEMBER 2025
- India is bracing for potential disruption to air travel with volcanic ash from 23rd November, 2025 eruption of Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano forecast to drift towards India.
- Large plumes of smoke were initially visible over Ethiopia though the volcanic eruption stopped.
- After travelling over Yemen and Oman, ash clouds entered the Indian subcontinent from western Rajasthan and were moving north-east wards towards Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in the North East over Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
