Volcano in northern Ethiopia erupts for the first time in 12,000 years

A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending ash plumes up to 14 kilometres into the sky, and across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted for several hours on Sunday leaving the neighbouring village of Afdera covered in dust.

Local administrator Mohammed Seid said there were no casualties but he feared the eruption’s…