The scarcity of potable water has hit the cholera-hit Pir Koh village in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan, causing further trouble for the local residents. At least 1,700 people were infected with cholera in the village which is located in the mountainous region of Dera Bugti after local residents used contaminated water due to old and rusted pipelines. As per the official records, at least four people have been killed in the cholera epidemic but the local residents claim that at least 20 have died and thousands have been infected. There is no independent confirmation of the situation.