Turkish families shelter on a train after earthquake brought life to a standstill

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. "We can't have a wedding when we have so many dead," Ozcelik said. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

ISKENDERUN, Turkey (Reuters) - Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.

"We never imagined we would live here," said Sabriye, who has been sharing a two-bed sleeper cabin with 13-year-old Nehir for the past 18 days. "Normally, it's a joy to travel on the train. But now it's different."