Eighteen suspected asylum seekers have been found dead in a forest in northeastern Greece where a wildfire had been raging, according to the fire department.

The bodies were found near the national park of Dadia, a region bordering Turkey that is a frequent entry point for migrants and refugees, fire department spokesman Yiannis Artopios said in a televised address on Tuesday.

The latest confirmed deaths pushed the overall toll from this week’s fires to 20, after another suspected asylum seeker was found dead in the area on Monday. An elderly shepherd had also been found dead north of Athens on Monday.

Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos joins us live from Athens for the latest updates.

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