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Spanish anger at repossessions

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In Spain, millions are now out of work, and one of the country's biggest problems is the vast number of people that now cannot afford the payments on their mortgage. In the first nine months of last year, the authorities in Spain repossessed nearly 50,000 properties.

However, as Tom Burridge reports from Madrid, a nation-wide campaign is underway to stop the evictions.


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