PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre in Trinidad has confirmed that the coastal uplift that tore through the Galfa coastline in Cedros in the country last week was a result of the two deadly twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela’s northern coast.

The 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that ravaged the South American country have led to over 2,000 deaths, leaving thousands homeless and several more missing as rescue efforts continue.

The hardest hit La Guaira State in Venezuela sits roughly 300 miles from Trinidad’s southwestern coastline. But last week, shortly after the quakes occurred, Cedros residents found the coastline dramatically shifted.