Mystical Tomb Land Rises In Padang Pariaman, Expert: Possibility Of Gas

Geologists take photos of towering mounds of tomb soil in Nagari Sungai Asam (Photo: ANTARA)

PADANG - Geophysicist at Andalas University (Unand) Padang Badrul Mustafa asked residents or visitors not to link the elevation of the burial ground in Nagari Sungai Asam, Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatra with mystical things. There are several possible causes for the elevation of the burial ground.

"First, we have to make sure that the height of the burial ground is not hoarded by humans, because if it is deliberate, the signs will be easy to find," said Badrul Mustafa in Padang as reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 31.

Furthermore, said Badrul, a geological investigation must be carried out by digging a hole to investigate the type of soil content.

"There could be the possibility of gas, because it is in a dense period while the earth is getting heavier downwards, of course the lighter ones will rise up through the fractures," he said.

Regarding the possibility of fractures due to the earthquake, he confirmed that the area was not traversed by earthquake faults.

In addition, he said, geophysical investigations can also be carried out through geoelectric methods with equipment without drilling.

Previously, residents of Korong Sungai Asam, Nagari Sungai Asam, 2x11 Enam Lingkuang Subdistrict, Padang Pariaman Regency, were shocked by the elevation of the burial ground in one of the cemeteries in the area.

"I do not yet know who was buried there," said Wali Korong Sungai Asam, Nagari Sungai Asam, Anwar.

He said a few months ago that the number of graves was originally only one with a height of about half a meter, but now there are three graves with a height of about 1.5 meters, a width of 3.5 meters and a length of 3.5 meters.

He said that his party only knew about the condition in the last week and since then the cemetery in the area has been visited by many residents to see first hand the condition of the graves which is getting higher. "In fact, according to the statement of the youth leader who monitored until evening time, people were still busy," he said.