Rains Could Help California Firefight but Complicate Search for Remains

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Rain in the forecast starting on Nov. 21, could aid crews fighting California’s deadly wildfires while raising the risk of flash floods and complicating efforts to recover remains of those killed.

Residents in communities charred by the Los Angeles-area fire stacked sandbags as they prepared for possible downpours that threatened to unleash runoff from hillsides left barren by flames.