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Rather than relaxing or running errands Tuesday afternoon before training, Dynamo forward Erick Torres was thinking about a tragedy in his homeland of Mexico.

Torres' hometown of Guadalajara is about 400 miles to the west, but that did not stop him from being concerned. He said the situation saddened him.

"Those are horrible catastrophes, sad news for those of us who lived outside the country," Torres said through a translator Tuesday night. "Thank God, my family is in Guadalajara. I have friends that live in Mexico City, and obviously they are worried and not having the best time.