Sporadic violence broke out in North Macedonia on Monday as thousands of people demanded justice for 59 people killed in a nightclub blaze and called for an end to the corruption that they say was behind the country's worst disaster in years.

KOCANI, North Macedonia — After North Macedonia's deadliest tragedy in recent memory, with dozens dying in a nightclub inferno, the Balkan nation is struggling to grapple with so many young lives lost while trying to hold those responsible to account and prevent another calamity.

An Australian relative of a singer who was among those who died when a fire tore through a nightclub in a former carpet warehouse says her family is angry at local authorities.