With rain in forecast, weary Los Angeles hopeful of progress against wildfires By Reuters

By Rich McKay

(Reuters) – California may make more progress in Los Angeles on Friday on Friday, as the recent period of stormy winds calms, and in recent months the first precipitation reaches the weekend.

President Donald Trump will leave for his first trip to Los Angeles, which suffered from his inauguration on Friday. Trump strictly criticized local and government officials for the fight against mass fires, which burned all the districts, killing 28 people and destroying about 16,000 buildings.

1.5-inches were expected this weekend, as hot, dry Santa Ana winds weakened, said Rich Otto, the weather forecast for the weather forecast. After 60 mile / h on Thursday, the wind will rise from 25 to 40 miles / h on Friday.

“It will be cold rain, which will start on Saturday evening and will continue to snow in higher places, but worrying is the areas where there are burns as a result of fires,” he said.

However, in recent months, the first significant precipitation in the region will also increase the danger of hazardous floods to the Sarallanches, which are cleaned from vegetation over the past two weeks.

The last major fire in Los Angeles has already burned at 10,300 acres of San Fernando, but firefighters managed to control 36 percent of Huz’s fire circumference on Thursday, the California Forestry and Fire Protection Department said. website.

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Eaton Fire, who has destroyed Altadya community near Pasadena, has been isolated by 95%, which inspires hope that firefighters can surround it on Friday.

The Palisades fire, which destroyed the rich Pacific Palishades Enlav, was 72% wasolated at Santa Monica, Cal Fire said on Thursday.

In recent days, a number of smaller fires were also threatened. Sockulveda fire, which began on Thursday morning, burned 45 acres along 405 highways, near the Gittt Center Museum, where many art treasures are located with 45 acres. Now 60% have been limited, the first has led to a short time to close a part of a busy highway and force some evacuations.