Extreme heat in Manitoba caused several roads to buckle, prompting repairs in Winnipeg and other parts of the province. The heat also broke more than half a dozen temperature records over the weekend.

Over the weekend, train traffic on the Iron Ore Line was halted for nearly 24 hours due to sun-induced track kinks (“solkurvor”), a phenomenon that Trafikverket warns could recur on hot days.

Buckled train tracks, fires and thunderstorms are causing major problems for the country's railways, Thursday.

An intense heat dome has swelled over Scandinavia, spurring some of the region's hottest weather ever recorded.