Pakistan, June 28 -- A powerful heatwave continued sweeping across Europe on Saturday, pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in several countries and setting new records as dangerous conditions spread from western regions toward the east. The extreme weather has already been linked to dozens of deaths while disrupting daily life, transport, agriculture and energy production across the continent.

Preliminary all-time temperature records were reported in Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic, while Switzerland recorded its hottest June day on record. Germany registered 41.5 degrees Celsius in Moeckern-Drewitz, Denmark reached 37 degrees Celsius near Aarhus, and the Czech Republic recorded 40.9 degrees Celsius north of Prague. Mea...