NSW weather: evacuated residents return to homes after weekend of heavy rain and floods

Hardest hit areas were Illawarra, Nepean and Hawkesbury and premier says 29 homes were completely inundated

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Residents in flood-ravaged parts of New South Wales are returning to their properties after some areas were evacuated over the weekend and several homes were destroyed.

The NSW SES received about 5,000 calls for help over the weekend while the premier, Chris Minns, said on Monday morning that 29 homes had been completely inundated. About 800 people, in 300 homes, were still under evacuation orders on Monday morning, though that figure was expected to fall throughout the day.

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