North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire

Hundreds of mourners gathered, many carrying white flowers or clutching photographs of their loved ones (Visar Kryeziu/AP)

Funeral services were being held across North Macedonia for dozens of victims of last weekend’s devastating nightclub fire, as grieving communities gathered for burials in several cities and towns throughout the country.

The March 16 blaze claimed 59 lives, mostly young people, including several members of the pop band DNA, who were performing when flames engulfed the venue in the eastern town of Kocani.