The clean-up of flood-affected eastern NSW communities has begun in earnest, with thousands of buildings damaged. The State Emergency Service has warned that floodwater can contain sewage, debris, and dead animals, so people must avoid entering it, playing in it or driving through it. Multiple evacuation orders and warnings remain in the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, the Mid North Coast and parts of Moree, but these are expected to be lifted as river levels fall. Further west in the state, major flooding is expected along the Barwon River over coming weeks. The NSW SES has received more than 23,000 calls for help from the public and volunteers have attended more than 13,000 jobs since the floods began. Businesses in flood-affected areas will be able to access grants and bank loans to fund their recovery, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. Morrison announced a loan scheme would be extended to small and …