Many To-Kaili (the people of Kaili) survived the recent disaster,” said Trinirmalaningrum, head of the Palu-Koro Fault Expedition, relaying information she received from the people of Kaili, the oldest tribe to occupy Central Sulawesi.

She added that the To-Kaili have a knowledge system passed on from one generation to the next by their ancestors, including the urging to build wooden houses, called Banua, on the highlands or in valle