Southern California was primed for more mudslides and flooding on Friday, especially in areas scorched by last month's devastating wildfires, even as heavy rains that have saturated the Los Angeles area this week tapered off.

Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.

Ex-tropical cyclone Zelia has been downgraded to a tropical low but heavy rainfall and major flooding persist as the system continues to move south in Western Australia. Zelia made landfall near the De Grey River,