Weather mashes up industrial estate

HIGH wind has battered the industrial estate (75. Yıl Sanayi Sitesi) at the back of Didim State hospital leaving a trail of mess in its wake on Tuesday night.

Only four businesses were affected and no injuries recorded, but Mayor Deniz Atabay has promised help for the traders.

Didim’s 10,000 ‘extras’

A POPULATION census has suggested that Didim’s population rose by nearly 10,000 people in 2014.

Didim’s population is now put at 73,658 people compared to 64,643 people in 2013 – the highest population growth rate in Aydin Province.

Aydin itself recorded an extra 21,022 people in 2014, compared to the previous year. Aydin, according to government figure, now has a population of 1.041,979, 519,900 are male and 522,079 are women.

Hisar residents anger at ‘waste overflows’

RESIDENTS in Didim’s Hisar district havevoiced their anger at the lack of council help in ridding septic tanks of waste after extreme wet weather caused them to overflow.

The residents have been told that they will have to wait 15 days before the issue is dealt with.

They said they had to put up with bad smells and lying water containing potential sewerage in local areas.

Didim council has only 4 sewerage pump trucks for the district.