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Mount Sinaburg in northern Sumatra has been erupting since Tuesday. So far more than 5,000 people have sought refuge in government shelters. Rocks and lava being projected up to four miles into the air in eruptions.

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By. Hayley O'keeffe. PUBLISHED:. 12:26 EST, 14 November 2013. |. UPDATED:. 14:19 EST, 14 November 2013. More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic eruptions. Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island has been hurling out red-hot ash, rocks and torrents of glowing lava up to four miles into the air since the start of the month. The latest eruption today forced people from seven villages to flee their homes to seek refuge in government shelters. Scroll down for video. Mount Sinabung spews pyroclastic smoke as seen from Tigapancur village in Karo district. Villagers from nearby Karo district are also being evacuated as the volcano, which erupted in September for the first time since 2010, continues to spew ash and rocks. Local government spokesman Robert Peranginangin, said: 'So far, 5,265 people have been evacuated from seven villages.'They were all very scared as the volcano has not shown signs of slowing down.' Rocks and lava have been projected up to four miles in the air in the dramatic eruptions in Sumatra. Although the government has called for people living within 1.9 miles of the volcano to be evacuated, Mr Peranginangin said those living beyond the danger zone were also fleeing their homes. He said: 'They just don't feel safe and are panicking. They prefer to stay in shelters, like mosques and churches.' A stunned local man watches at the volcano erupts. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from seven villages in the region after the eruptions started on Tuesday. The first eruption struck on Sunday spewing clouds of hot gas. Eruptions have continued throughout the week although some are reportedly smaller than others. Indonesia has dozens of active volcanoes and straddles major tectonic fault lines known as the Ring of Fire between the Pacific and Indian oceans. In August five people were killed and hundreds evacuated when a volcano on a tiny island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted. The country's most active volcano, Mount Merapi in central Java, killed more than 350 people in a series of violent eruptions in 2010. Villagers harvest potatoes at their field, located just less than four kilometers from the erupting mount Sinabung.