Hardest hit areas were Illawarra, Nepean and Hawkesbury and premier says 29 homes were completely inundated
Home washed up on Koloona Ave in Mt Kiera, Wollongong, 6 April 2024. The NSW SES received about 5,000 calls for help after the weekend floods.Home washed up on Koloona Ave in Mt Kiera, Wollongong, 6 April 2024. The NSW SES received about 5,000 calls for help after the weekend floods.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.
“I am very fearful of how expensive is going to be and the toll that’s going to take on people,” she told ABC radio. Hawkesbury residents will not have to pay to dispose of flood-generated waste and debris in landfill sites until 30 June to help them recover from the floods.
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