California’s McKinney fire leaves trail of destruction – in pictures

A man looks at a house destroyed by the McKinney fire in the Klamath national forest near Yreka, California. The fire broke out last Friday and has charred nearly 90 sq miles (233 sq km) of forest left tinder-dry by drought

A scorched van in a clearing in Klamath national forest

A dead fawn by the roadside north-west of Yreka

Forensics anthropologists from California State University examine a vehicle in which two people were found dead on Doggett Creek Road, along Highway 96

Burnt out vehicles that were later caught in a flash flood in the Klamath national forest

The burned remains of a property in the town of Klamath River, along Highway 96. The fire destroyed 100 homes and other buildings. Four bodies have been found, including two in a burned car in a driveway

Burnt trailers at the Oak Ridge mobile home park in the Klamath national forest

The body of a calf, one of many cattle that ranchers lost to the fire, in the Klamath national forest

A burnt car in the Oak Ridge mobile home park

Destroyed trailers in the Oak Ridge mobile home park. The fire was driven by fierce winds ahead of a thunderstorm cell

The remains of a house in which two people died

A burned statue lies in the ruins of a home in Klamath River, which was home to about 200 people before the fire destroyed many houses, along with the post office, community centre and other buildings

The remains of the century-old Klamath River community hall

Burned playground equipment among the ruins of the community hall

A river-front property destroyed in the blaze

A member of a search and rescue team looks at an area destroyed by the fire

The remains of the destroyed Oaks mobile home park

California, along with much of the western US, is in drought, and wildfire danger is high, with the worst of the fire season still to come

The remains of a residence in Klamath River along Highway 96

About 1,300 residents remain under evacuation orders, officials have said

The remains of a lodge in Klamath national forest. Scientists say climate change has made the west warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive