River Esen
Persistent rainfall, over the previous 48 hours caused the River Esen to burst its banks. This is the river that emerges on Patara beach, not far from Letoon - a popular picnic spot.

Many villages between Kalkan and Fethiye have experienced flooding, and there is widescale damage to greenhouses.

The villages of Çukurincir, Eşen and Kumluova are badly affected, with local officials reported as saying that damage will run into millions of lira.

In Çukurincir, flood water of 3 metres has been reported, and 600 acres of greenhouses are waterlogged.

KTLN spoke to Canan Akbaş, the Agricultural Manager with Deniz Bank in Kalkan. The majority of local farmers bank with Deniz Bank.

Canan has been busy dealing with insurance claims from her farmer customers. Agricultural insurance is expensive, and it is estimated that only around one in ten farmers bother to take it out.

Update: In yesterday's KTLN news article, we reported winds of up to 109 mph.  This was the information relayed to us from the Coast Guard (Sahil Güvenlik).  It has subsequently been pointed out to us that this wind speed is highly unlikely, and we believe the gusts may have been 109 kilometres per hour.  Apologies for this error.  Perhaps we lost something in translation.  Whatever it was, it was exceptionally windy!