Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked housing protests dies at 87

Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction from her Madrid apartment of over 70 years triggered nationwide protests against Spain's housing crisis, has died at age 87. She was forcibly removed from her home in September by police and social workers on a stretcher and had been hospitalized since. Her removal sparked a wave of demonstrations across Spain against the country's housing situation. Following her death, tenant unions have called for a nationwide general strike on November 11.