ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday after an eruption over the weekend that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted on Sunday morning, leaving the neighboring village of Afdera covered in dust. The volcanic eruption sent ash plumes

Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted after 12,000 years, covering villages in ash and stranding tourists, as eyewitnesses described the blast as “a sudden bomb.”

Videos show large plumes of smoke as Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts for the first time in 10,000 years, spewing ash high into the sky and impacting air travel thousands of miles away in India.

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As a rare volcanic eruption in Ethiopia raises concerns across regional airspace, major UAE carriers — including Etihad Airways, Emirates, and flydubai — have confirmed that their flight schedules remain unaffected ahead of the busy UAE National Day travel period.