41K views · 291 reactions | Meanwhile in Ethiopia, the Hayli Gubbi Volcano, in the remote Danakil Depression of the Afar Rift, on the East African Rift Valley, erupted for the first time in thousands of years. The volcanic eruption sent a massive ash plume rising 10-15 kilometres into the sky. | We Are South Africans | Facebook

The Danakil Depression in the Afar Region. It is one of Ethiopia and Africa's most dangerous but out-of-earth places. The bubbling volcano Erta Ale lights up the sky, sulphurous bumps of yellow twist into otherworldly shapes at Dallol and mirages of camels cross the Salt Lake Asale. Lying 119m below sea level, the Danakil Depression is Earth's hottest and most inhospitable place. #danakil #eritale #ebcdotstream #dallol #volcano #VolcanicEruption #volcanophotography #volcanology #lavaflow | Erta'