First rain in months douses California wildfire, raises risk of mudslides

Camp Fire evacuees look at a bus titled 'The Twerkulator' that was equipped with laptops and wifi hotspots to assist people in signing up for FEMA assistance, in Chico, California, U.S. November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

CHICO, Calif. (Reuters) - The first significant rain in months in northern California all but extinguished the deadliest wildfire in the state's history on Wednesday but also raised risks of flash flooding that could hinder teams searching for human remains.

Between 4-6 inches (102-152 mm) of rain was expected to fall through the weekend in areas around the town of Paradise, the community of nearly 27,000 people 175 miles (280 km) northeast of San Francisco that was largely incinerated by the so-called Camp Fire.