Jakarta , Indonesia ( CNN ) -- A volcano in Indonesia prompted the evacuation of more than 6,000 people this weekend , blanketing buildings and cars in ashes , emergency officials said Monday . Mount Sinabung erupted early Sunday . It is the highest mountain in North Sumatra with an altitude of about 2,600 meters ( 8,530 feet ) . North Sumatra is a province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra . Five people suffered breathing difficulties after inhaling volcanic ashes , and they were transported to a hospital in the North Sumatran city of Kabanjahe , said Jhonson Tarigan , a spokesman of the Sinabung Disaster Control Agency . August : Indonesian volcano erupts , killing 6 . More than 6,200 evacuees sought shelter in eight locations , said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho , a spokesman for Indonesia 's national disaster management agency . Officials distributed rice to the displaced people , local media reported . Nugroho said some of the evacuees returned to their homes during the day to tend to their farms and livestock and then returned to evacuation centers . There were a couple of eruptions in 2010 . Rescued from Alaska volcano : Blue skies gave way to treacherous ice . Largest volcano on Earth found , scientists say . Kathy Quiano reported from Jakarta , Indonesia . Elizabeth Joseph reported from Hong Kong .
Mount Sinabung erupts in Indonesia 's North Sumatra . A handful of people are hospitalized . More than 6,000 people evacuated as ashes blanket buildings and cars .