Sydney, Feb. 4 -- Heavy rainfall has eased, but evacuated residents of northeastern Australia have been told it is not yet safe to return home amid widespread flooding.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) on Tuesday morning canceled a severe weather warning that had been in place since Friday for Queensland's North Tropical Coast region.
Parts of the region have received almost two meters of rainfall since Friday, causing widespread dangerous flooding.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said on Tuesday morning that rainfall in Townsville, the second-largest city in the region, overnight was less severe than predicted.
He said that the coastal towns of Ingham, Cardwell and Halifax -- all between 95 and 140 km northwest of Townsville -- ...