Spaniards shut down country over high housing prices

These Spaniards say their country is facing a housing crisis. Spanish unions have called a general strike today, shutting down railways, factories and many businesses. They're protesting the high cost of renting or owning a home. I think I might have to share a place with a few people in order to be able to afford it, There's an election here at the end of November or I might have to just go study or... that was sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman who could no longer afford to live in the apartment that she'd lived in for almost seven decades. She died. A few days after she was evicted, that changed the common sense in that matter. Big international investment firms have bought tens of thousands of Spanish homes. Many others are rented out to the millions of international tourists that visit Spain every year. People here say it's all driven up prices and is forcing families and young people out. I think now people in Spain are I'm very concerned about the possibility that you're evicted from your home. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tried to pass legislation to help tenants, but it was defeated by the opposition. So Sanchez called the election to try to get a stronger mandate. As one of Europe's last remaining left-wing governments, he's fighting for his political life. There are other issues here too, like migration from Africa. The government's opponents are are trying to put the focus on that rather than housing.