The 87-year old who became a symbol of Spain’s eviction crisis has died这位87岁高龄、成为西班牙驱逐危机象征的老人去世了。
Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked a government crisis in Spain, has died, the Madrid Tenants’ Union announced on Tuesday.
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Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked a government crisis in Spain, has died, the Madrid Tenants’ Union announced on Tuesday.
Known in Spain simply as Maricarmen, she died two weeks after being evicted from the home where she lived for more than 70 years after her rent increased from €500 ($560) to €2,650 ($2,970).
“We regret to announce that Maricarmen has passed away today. As you all know, she was evicted on September 23, and has remained in hospital ever since,” the union said Wednesday. “Although a historic agreement was reached that would have allowed her to return to her home, this solution came too late,” it added. Maricarmen’s eviction sparked a wave of nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis, leading to the decision by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday to call an early election .
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马德里租户联盟周二宣布，87岁的玛丽亚·德尔·卡门·阿巴斯卡尔去世了。她被驱逐出马德里的住所，引发了西班牙政府的危机。
在西班牙，她被人们亲切地称为玛丽卡门。在她居住了 70 多年的房子里，房租从 500 欧元（560 美元）涨到了 2650 欧元（2970 美元），两周后她被房东赶了出来，随后去世。
“我们遗憾地宣布，玛丽卡门今天去世了。众所周知，她于9月23日被驱逐，此后一直住院治疗，”工会周三发表声明称。“尽管达成了一项历史性的协议，本可让她返回家园，但为时已晚，”声明补充道。玛丽卡门的驱逐事件引发了西班牙全国范围内的抗议浪潮，抗议者们纷纷表达了对住房危机的不满，最终导致西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯于周一决定提前举行大选。