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Manilva eviction 24/03/2026
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This morning on the Costa del Sol,
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dozens of families were forced out of
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their homes in a controversial macro
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eviction. Riot police and up to 60
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Guardia Civil vans descended on Calle
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Sarmiento in Manilva, removing 62
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families from the area. In total, around
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300 people have been displaced,
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including nearly 180 children and
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several vulnerable residents. Around
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70-80 police officers, they all came,
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they surrounded the building. A crime.
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Yes, they cut off all the surrounding
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streets. And if there was actually a
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medical emergency inside and it took the
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ambulance longer to get to the woman
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that needed a medical attention because
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they had cut off all of the surrounding
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streets. They also
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um uh for the time where they kicked
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everyone out of the building, they did
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not allow the news, the press to film it
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because they clearly understand that
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this is something disgusting and
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incomprehensible that is happening to
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all of these people.
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If this is directly happening because of
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the council of this town. They choose
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they chose to sell this building to a a
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vulture fund a foreign vulture fund.
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It's they're going to barricade all the
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doors so that no one can try to go back
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in and it's still surrounded. They won't
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let And what's happening with you guys
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now? So you have to stay?
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Wait. Wait.
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All there alternative. And they were
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promised by the mayor of this town that
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they were there was money for this
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problem mayor gave to them. He said that
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they would find the hotels for people
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with children so that they wouldn't be
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sleeping on the floor in a gym of the
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town. And now it's actually the Red
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Cross that's coming here. It's the Red
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Cross that's actually in charge of the
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situation. The council is not doing
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anything to help these people. What are
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you expecting of the council to do now?
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I don't know. Really, I
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Because they promised a lot of things
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and
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they And they're all empty promises.
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They promised a lot and they've given
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nothing. The mayor also said he was
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going to show up. He hasn't showed up.