María del Carmen Abascal moved into the Madrid apartment with her family at 17 years old in 1956
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María del Carmen Abascal, 87, was evicted from her Madrid apartment due to unaffordable rent increases on Wednesday, Sept. 23
Her fight against the eviction lasted eight years, and she became a prominent figure as people in Spain face an ongoing affordable housing crisis
After she was evicted and removed from the building via stretcher, 10,000 protesters and supporters demonstrated against the eviction
An 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home of 71 years in Madrid, prompting protesters to flood the streets.
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