Nestapa Korban Gempa Turki Berlindung di Gerbong Kereta Api

Sabriye Karan, 57, and her daughter Nehir Karan, 13, walk on the tracks at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, after receiving food aid in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 17, 2023. Their narrow cabin, the width of a train window, holds a few essentials and is warmer in the cold nights than a tent. They spend at least 18 hours a day inside, leaving only to take short walks around the station and line up for breakfast and dinner served by aid groups. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Almarhum suami Sabriye Karan bekerja untuk perusahaan kereta api nasional Turki selama 32 tahun dan putrinya Nehir tumbuh dengan naik kereta api. Setelah gempa bumi dahsyat melanda Turki dan merusak rumahnya, dia dan Nehir pindah ke satu tempat yang tidak pernah terbayangkan sebelumnya.

Sabriye Karan, 57, and her daughter Nehir Karan, 13, share a carriage at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 23, 2023. Although Sabriye and Nehir's third-floor flat was only lightly hit, with some cracks appearing on the walls, they fear going back. Subsequent earthquakes and aftershocks have caused further damage to weakened buildings and authorities have warned people that many are unsafe to enter. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Sabriye berbagi kabin tidur dengan Nehir yang berusia 13 tahun selama 18 hari terakhir. Biasanya mereka bepergian dengan kereta api, tapi kini situasinya berbeda.

A view of Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 18, 2023. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Pihak berwenang Turki telah berlomba untuk menemukan akomodasi bagi lebih dari 1,5 juta orang yang kehilangan tempat tinggal setelah gempa bumi besar pada bulan Februari, yang menewaskan sekitar 50.000 orang di Turki dan Suriah. Para penyintas berlindung di tenda, rumah kontainer, resor hotel, dan bahkan gerbong kereta api di Iskenderun, kota pelabuhan di provinsi Hatay, yang dilanda gempa bumi parah.

Families take shelter in a train at Iskenderun station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 15, 2023. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Stasiun Iskenderun dibuka tetapi dua jalur dipenuhi dengan gerbong yang menampung ratusan orang yang selamat. Mereka yang pertama tiba seperti Sabriye dan Nehir menemukan kabin tidur. Sementara lainnya tidur tegak di kursi.

Yusuf Kurma, 20, and Aysel Ozcelik, 20, sit holding hands in one of the carriages at Iskenderun train station, as they talk about their upcoming marriage, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 18, 2023. The couple, who planned to marry, ran to find each other after the first shock. Now they might postpone the wedding.

Di gerbong lain duduk Yusuf Kurma, 20, dan Aysel Ozcelik, 20, bergandengan tangan. Pasangan yang berencana menikah itu lari mencari satu sama lain setelah gempa pertama. Sekarang mereka mungkin menunda pernikahan.

A woman affected by the recent deadly earthquake in Turkey stands on a train at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 23, 2023. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Tangga pijakan dan bangku kecil menghiasi rel untuk membantu orang mencapai gerbong. Kadang-kadang, seorang pegawai stasiun memperingatkan orang-orang yang selamat yang berjalan melintasi rel bahwa kereta api sedang mendekat. Mula-mula, setiap kereta yang lewat membunyikan klaksonnya, itu akan mengagetkan Sabriye dan Nehir. Tapi semua mulai terbiasa.

Buce Cermi, 20, the daughter of a train driver, sits in one of the trains at Iskenderun station, where carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 15, 2023. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Kabin sempit mereka, selebar jendela kereta api, menampung beberapa barang penting dan lebih hangat di malam yang dingin daripada tenda.

Sabriye Karan, 57, and her daughter Nehir Karan, 13, receive free meals from an aid organisation outside Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 22, 2023. Their narrow cabin, the width of a train window, holds a few essentials and is warmer in the cold nights than a tent. They spend at least 18 hours a day inside, leaving only to take short walks around the station and line up for breakfast and dinner served by aid groups. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Mereka menghabiskan setidaknya 18 jam sehari di dalam, hanya berjalan kaki singkat di sekitar stasiun dan mengantre untuk sarapan dan makan malam yang disajikan oleh kelompok bantuan.

A woman walks on the tracks at Iskenderun train station, where train carriages have been turned into temporary shelters for victims of the recent deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, February 15, 2023. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez SEARCH

Gempa telah mengubah hidup mereka dan berdampak buruk pada kesehatan mental, kata Sabriye. Suaminya meninggal karena COVID pada tahun 2020, dan dia telah berjuang untuk mengatasi kehilangan tersebut, yang kini diperparah oleh trauma gempa.