Tens of thousands of people marched in Madrid on Saturday over Spain’s housing crisis, demanding stronger tenant protections, anti-fraud rules and a ban on evictions without alternative accommodation. The protest followed the Wednesday eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from the Retiro apartment where she had lived for decades. Her case became a national symbol after her rent rose from 500 euros ($570) to 2,650 euros and was later reduced to 1,650 euros, still unaffordable on her pension. Spain faces a housing shortage estimated by the Bank of Spain at about 550,000 homes, while public rental housing accounts for less than 2% of supply, compared with an 8% European Union average.