A volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending clouds of thick smoke 14 kilometres into the sky and over the Red Sea.

Satellite imagery captured by NASA shows the Afar region of Ethiopia, where the Hayli Gubbi volcano is located, with a brownish plume of smoke hanging over the area after it erupted over several hours on Sunday.

The local authorities shared photos and videos of a towering ash plume rising from the volcano.

According to the Guardian, Mohammed Seid, a local official, said no one was injured but warned that the eruption could have negative economic implications for farming communities, adding that there is no previous record of the volcano erupting.

“While no human lives and livestock have been lost so far, many villages have been co

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