A third British national has died from Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain and 14 other people are being treated for the disease.
The Valencia government said on Friday that the three, aged between 73 and 78, had contracted the disease at a hotel in the eastern town of Calpe.
It said in a statement that a further 10 Britons and four Spaniards were being treated for the disease.
The UK-based company Saga Holidays reported the first two deaths on Thursday, saying the Britons had stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe.
The names of the three victims were not released.
Legionnaires' disease is named for an outbreak at an American Legion convention in 1976 where 34 people died. It is caused by a bacteria most often found in sources of standing water and can be contracted by breathing contaminated air.
