The ash plume reached Delhi around 11 pm on Monday and moved over Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana. The India Meteorological Department says the cloud will shift towards China next and is expected to leave India by Tuesday evening.

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted after nearly 10,000 years, sending ash clouds towards India.

The eruption triggered aviation warnings as the ash cloud drifted across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.