Florence’s 'Maricarmen': 94-year-old faces losing her home of 60 years as rent nearly triples

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A 94-year-old woman in Florence faces losing the home where she has lived for 60 years as her rent is set to nearly triple. Her daughter says the case echoes wider housing struggles symbolized by Spain's Maricarmen.

The elderly widow, almost blind and using a walking frame still does not know about the eviction; her daughter says her story echoes Maricarmen, a symbol of Spain's fight for housing.