Fire ripped through a packed and unlicensed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited the roof as a live band performed.

In North Macedonia's capital Skopje, the owner of the cafe Bife Tafdalidze is using his business to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey.