A massive fire broke out at a nightclub in North Macedonia on Sunday and proved lethal, killing dozens. Families of the victims are blaming rampant corruption. Host Marco Werman speaks with Guy De Launey, a BBC correspondent in the Balkans, about the role corruption is believed to have played, as well as how North Macedonians are coping with the tragedy.
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