00:00The housing crisis has driven thousands of people onto the streets of Spain during the
00:05country's first general strike in 14 years.
00:08Poor weather conditions were not enough to deter demonstrators who chanted and waved
00:13keys in the air as they protested the country's housing crisis.
00:34Young people among those most affected by a crisis that has caused rents to skyrocket
00:40by about 80% over the last decade, while wages haven't kept pace.
00:45The demands are directed at regional, local and national governments of various political
00:49stripes that have failed to take action.
01:11The day was also marked by incidents in Madrid and Barcelona, where police charged demonstrators
01:18and clashes broke out between protesters and officers.
01:22In both cities, riot police charged groups of hooded individuals who threw fireworks at
01:27the officers.
01:28Seventy people were arrested across the country and police recorded approximately 1,500 incidents.
01:35For their part, labor unions consider the protest a success.
01:39From Madrid, we told us about protests that are being produced throughout Spain, although
01:43in some areas they have not been produced due to the harassment that affects the
01:47península ibérica.
01:48These protests are produced in plena pre-campaña of the 29th of November.
01:53That's why they want to place in the center of the political debate, the housing, the
01:57salaries and a safe life.
01:59Juan Carlos de Santos, from Madrid, for Euronews.
02:02San Francisco, from Madrid, for Euronews.
02:05San Francisco, from Madrid, for Euronews.
