Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano has subsided days after an eruption. The eruption Sunday left villages covered in ash and caused flight cancellations in the Middle East into South Asia. Villages in the Afar region were covered in ash, with residents coughing and livestock unable to find clean water or grass. Airlines canceled dozens of flights Monday and Tuesday, including 11 by Air India, due to ash clouds disrupting flight paths. Health officials dispatched medical teams to assist affected residents. A geologist explained that Ethiopia’s location on an active rift system makes such eruptions possible. The ash cloud moved across the Arabian Peninsula and India and was heading toward China.