Southern California is about to get its first significant rainfall in months, bringing desperately needed relief after dry conditions and hazardous winds fueled a series of wildfires in January. The rain could start as early as Saturday afternoon and last through Monday night with the heaviest rain coming on Sunday,

President Trump repeated falsehoods about California’s firefighting efforts on Friday and blamed Democratic officials for a wide variety of issues affecting the response to wildfires as he toured areas of Los Angeles damaged by the disaster.

Nine wildfires are currently burning across Southern California as of Friday morning, five of which ignited yesterday.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Watch the heartbreaking effects of the LA wildfires as they engulf the hills of California. The wildfires have hit again in Southern California as thousands of residents near Castaic were under evacuation orders.