A missing person and widespread disasters is the so far report from the bad weather “Kassandra” that has been affecting Aitoloakarnania since Friday night.

Since the bad weather that hit the area, a 55-year-old man from Lepenou Agriniou is missing. According to information, the fire brigade was informed at 9.02 about the disappearance of the man, which is probably connected to the bad weather. The missing man works as a guard in a quarry.

In order to locate him, investigations are being carried out by the Fire Service in the wider area of ​​Lepenous, in Etoloakarnania. Six Fire Department vehicles with 14 men, a squad of the 6th EMAK and a team of unmanned aircraft systems are participating in the investigations.

The continuous rains caused serious problems in residences, infrastructure and crops in areas of Valtos and Xiromeros.

According to agrinionews.gr, heavy rains hit mainly the area north of the Prefecture, with the damage being particularly evident in villages such as Rivio, Baby, Malesiada, Amorgians, Petronas, Boredom and the wider area. At Riviothe setting is dramatic. The huge volume of water that came down from Mt You are pedaling swept away homes and crops, with olive trees uprooted just days before they were to be harvested, dealing a financial blow to local farmers. The landscape looks “bombed”.

Machines from the municipalities and the Region are constantly trying to remove the transported materials, while the Fire Department has received four calls for pumping out water.

The old national road is also closed in two placesof Antirrio – Ioannina, in the area of ​​Stratos, Etoloakarnania, due to the problems caused by the bad weather.

In particular, according to the Police, the old national road has been closed at the height of the 80th and 95th kilometers.

Vehicular traffic is carried out via the “Ionia Odos” highway.