Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes amid widespread severe flooding in northern Australia.

Townsville residents have been cautiously told they can begin returning to their homes as the city appeared to "dodge a bullet" with easing rainfall.

Further north in Ingham, a rural town of about 4,500 people, the waters had most likely flooded “well north” of 100 homes, Mr Crisafulli said in a separate interview with national broadcaster ABC.

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