“It’s very sad. Really heartbreaking. A lot of devastation. The tall buildings have crumpled. Then you have the aftershocks. It’s another challenge.”

So said Venezuela’s Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Alvaro Sanchez Cordero on the two earthquakes that devastated the South American country last week.

He was speaking at the Venezuelan Embassy in Victoria Avenue, Port of Spain yesterday, where, together with his wife Monica Rey and diplomats from Ghana, Spain, China and the United States, he signed the condolence book marking the earthquake tragedy.