California wildfires - in pictures

Scorching summer heat continues to plague firefighters as they battle blazes that have so far killed at least eight and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings

A helicopter drops water on a burning hillside during the Mendocino Complex fire near Finley, California on July 30, 2018. Thousands of firefighters in California made some progress against several large-scale blazes that have turned close to 200,000 acres into an ashen wasteland, destroyed expensive homes, and killed eight fire personnel and civilians in the most populous US state. The worst blaze, northern California's Carr Fire, has killed six people since Thursday, including a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren aged four and five. They perished when flames swallowed their home in Redding. AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON