# 87-year-old woman dies after eviction from Madrid home where she lived for 70 years

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- Fox News, 2026-10-08 23:20 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/woman-87-dies-carried-home-70-years-stretcher-eviction-spain

> María del Carmen Abascal died after being hospitalized following her eviction from her Madrid apartment, where she had lived for seven decades. Images of her being carried out on a stretcher sparked demonstrations, and she became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis. The real estate company later agreed to let her return, but she died before moving back.

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