Rain Due After Tough Night for West Australian Fire Fighters

An aerial Firefighting helicopter drops fire retardant in an attempt to contain a bushfire in Wooroloo in Perth, Australia on Feb. 2, 2021. Evan Collis/Department of Fire and Emergency Services via Getty Images

PERTH, Australia — Firefighters are hoping for weekend rain in Western Australia (WA), with the number of homes destroyed by a devastating bushfire in the Perth Hills rising to 86.

Hopes are high that forecast weekend rain will help firefighters get on top of the week-long blaze as a tropical low tracks towards the southwest.