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NSW weather: Sydney, Dubbo, Illawarra, Central Coast face massive clean-up after severe storm lashes state

Repair works have started on infrastructure across NSW after a ferocious storms caused flash flooding and power outages. (Supplied: Raeleen Rickard)

A major clean-up is underway in several parts of New South Wales after heavy rain lashed much of the coast and some inland areas including Dubbo on Thursday.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) received 1,337 calls for help and conducted 65 flood rescues across Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Coast during the extreme weather event.

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