Maricarmen Abascal, Spain's housing crisis icon, dies at 87 after failed return to home
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid apartment sparked a national housing crisis, has died. She had resisted four eviction attempts over a decade but was finally removed by police in September. Although a late agreement allowed her to return, she died in hospital before moving back. Her death has triggered new protests, a general strike call from unions, and early elections as the government seeks to pass housing measures previously rejected by parliament.
