Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A volcano in Ethiopia erupted Sunday morning for the first time in at least 12,000 years.

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the northeastern part of the country spewed ash and smoke, which also crossed the Red Sea and moved into the Arabian Peninsula toward Yemen and Oman. The ash cloud is likely to reach Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, India, on Monday night. The volcano is near the border with Eritrea.

The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Toulouse, France, advised planes flying in the area that ash had reached altitudes of 49,000 feet. The VAAC said the eruption has stopped.

Local officials said there were no casualties from the eruption, but that livestock herders in the area may be affected because of the ash, leaving grazing areas covered.

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