Greece: Death Toll From Migrant Shipwreck Increases To 27

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ATHENS, VOLOS PATRAS TAXI Greece (AP) - The confirmed number of dead from last week's shipwreck of an overloaded migrant smuggling boat in the western Aegean Sea has increased to 27 after another body was found on an island just east of Athens, Greek authorities said Wednesday.

This extortion generates annual profits equivalent to $737 million for the gangs, nearly 3% of the country's gross domestic product, VOLOS PORT TAXI according to the Association for a More Just Society, ALONISSOS ATHENS TAXI a security-focused non-governmental organization. (Reporting by Gustavo Palencia, Pelion taxi service editing by Deepa Babington)

The declaration also authorizes the Honduran government to make extraordinary use of public funds to combat criminal gangs known for VOLOS SERRES TRANSFER involvement in illicit activities such as kidnapping and drug trafficking.

Castro's new measures would allow the suspension of some constitutional rights in areas with predominant criminal gang presence, a deployment of 20,000 police agents, new security controls on roads and measures against money laundering.

Tens of thousands of people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, VOLOS ACHILLION TAXI Asia and things to do in Pelion Africa try to make their way into the European Union each year through perilous sea journeys, SKOPELOS THESSALONIKI TAXI with most attempting to reach Greece or Italy.

TEGUCIGALPA, UBER VOLOS Nov 24 (Reuters) - Honduran President Xiomara Castro declared a national security emergency on Thursday and began implementing a new plan to combat a rising number of cases of extortion by violent criminal groups operating across the country.

The plan follows pressure from businessmen, truck, bus and CRUISESHIP VOLOS TAXI drivers, residents and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who say extortion - largely by the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 and Mara Barrio 18 gangs - has worsened in recent months.