Housing
87-year-old woman in Madrid evicted after 71 years as she cannot afford new rent
Violent protests erupted in Madrid after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home of 71 years because she could not pay the increased rent. A real estate investment firm raised the monthly rent from 500 euros to 1,650 euros, exceeding her 1,350-euro pension. Demonstrators gathered outside her apartment, shouting slogans and requiring police intervention with tear gas. The incident highlights Spain's housing crisis and political tensions, with protesters demanding that Madrid regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s luxury penthouse be given to Abascal instead.
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