"This discovery adds to the diversity of Sulawesi shrews to three times more than is known from any other island," said Anang Achmadi, the researcher
No fatality was reported. Hundreds of aftershocks followed.
"Other likely threats are the emission of toxic gases around the crater area. If an eruption occurs and the material falls on the slopes of the volcano, then there is a likely threat of cold lava when it rains,"
The total deforestation in South Sulawesi reached 66,158.64 hectares or a deforestation rate of 1.1 hectares per hour.
