Barcelona burning as residents protest unaffordable housing

Thousands of renters and residents have taken to Barcelona's streets, demanding a change to the unaffordable housing that the city is currently grappling with. In the seaside city, rents are reaching an average of $1,350, compared against average take-home wages of around $2,250. Residents are complaining that thousands of flats are being left empty by large corporations, private enquiry firms, and banks. The protests follow mass-demonstrations in Madrid, when an 87-year-old disabled woman was evicted from her flat after the rent was increased three-fold. On Monday (October 5), Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez announced he would be holding a snap general election, in a bid to gain greater electoral power after two housing bills failed to pass through his fractured parliament. #Barcelona #Madrid #Protests #UnaffordableHousing #Demonstrations Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0TppyxzQWm9JbMg3CP8Rg/join For more: https://www.cgtn.com/europe Social Media X: https://twitter.com/CGTNEurope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgtneuropeofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgtneurope/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cgtneurope Feedly: https://feedly.com/i/subscription/feed%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cgtn.com%2Frss%2Feurope%2Frss.xml OTT iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1466868682 Apple TV: https://www.cgtnnow.com/help/using-the-apple-tv-app/apple-tv-apps Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgtnamericanow Android TV: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgtnamericanow Roku: https://channelstore.roku.com/en-gb/details/d62729a397c999f496fb208aaf19d782/cgtn-now Fire TV: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TM1H636/ Our Shows RAZOR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPxSZWJo7MVrWR7bLC45FQ Podcasts: https://www.cgtn.com/special/CGTN-EUROPE-PODCASTS.html #CGTN #CGTNLIVE #CHINANEWS #EuropeNews