NSW police have confirmed an eighth person has died as bushfires ravage the state’s South Coast region
Showers have brought some relief to firefighters but the Rural Fire Service warns the rain won't put out the largest and most dangerous blazes before conditions again deteriorate later this week.NSW Rural Fire Service
The RFS expects hundreds more will be confirmed lost in coming days, as assessment teams reach the hardest-hit towns. Areas thought to be hardest hit on Saturday included Bundanoon, Wingello, Batlow, Adelong, the Jervis Bay area, Boydtown, Kiah, Wonboyn, Towamba and Cabramurra. In the far south, Eden residents were able to return to their homes on Sunday as crews continued to battle the border fire which has scorched 271,000 hectares since igniting west of Victorian town Mallacoota.Fire danger ratings on Monday will be high or low-moderate across much of the state, with only parts of the state's north experiencing"very high" risk.
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