# Hundreds of thousands protest Spain’s housing crisis as strike calls grow

https://mins.news/en/video/84947

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-03 23:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RsM0zHg13s

> Hundreds of thousands of people have joined mass protests in at least three Spanish cities after parliament failed to approve emergency measures on housing affordability. Rents have doubled over the past decade, prompting accusations that large corporations are buying homes and charging exorbitant prices, while calls for strikes grow.

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