Riots erupt in Spain during workers 'general strike'

Violent riots have been happening across Europe for weeks. Today, millions of workers flooded the streets of Spain's largest cities for the first nationwide general strike in more than a decade. Fox News reporter Caroline Elliott is following developments from New York. Riots are breaking out on the streets of Barcelona and Madrid. What started as a peaceful protest over housing and the cost of living turned into setting fires across the city. There are many things that need to be fixed. There are many things that need to be fixed. The issue of housing is the main one and that people can live. Because if not, it's bad. Nearly 4 million protesters took to the streets in Spain's first general strike in more than 14 years. According to Spain's Interior Ministry, dozens have been arrested so far after clashes with police and looting around the city. It's because we want... This general strike arises from enduring decades of public policies on housing that have been a failure because they've been treated housing as a business. And that is why we are facing this housing crisis and this housing emergency. The cost of housing in Spain has skyrocketed in recent years, with the average rent price nearly doubling over the past decade. The crisis is so bad, Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called snap elections last month after Parliament Failed to approve his plan for housing reform. I I see it with hope. There are lots of people mobilizing. Many people like me have reached their limit, and I hope we will see some changes. I see things with hope. So far, police have reportedly arrested more than 70 protesters and more than 1,000 incidents linked to the riots. Meanwhile, the union described the strike as a success. In New York, Caroline Elliott, Fox News.