Extreme weather conditions are expected to return on Thursday and could stoke wildfires in California where thousands of weary firefighters are battling the deadly blazes.

In the Redding area, the Carr Fire has killed six people, destroyed more than 1,500 structures and remains just 35 percent contained.

More than 120,000 acres have burned over 11 days.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.