一 | DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two commercial turkey farms in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading.The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported the infected commercial poultry flocks within weeks of a turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah reporting the first outbreaks in the U.S. since April, raising concerns that more would follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture shows 12 commercial flocks in South Dakota, Utah and Minnesota have been affected in October, totaling more than 500,000 birds.Bird flu last year cost U.S. poultry producers nearly 59 million birds across 47 states, including egg-laying chickens and turkeys and chickens raised for meat, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak ever, according to USDA figures. The outbreak caused spikes in egg and turkey prices for consumers and cost the government over $660 million.Iowa was the hardest-hit state last year, with nearly 16 million birds lost, but there hadn’t been a case reported in the state since March.Iowa's department reported Friday that one commercial turkey facility of about 50,000 birds in Buena Vista County was affected. Another facility of about 47,500 turkeys in neighboring Pocahontas County was confirmed Monday.In Guthrie County, about 50 backyard birds were also infected, the department said.Before last week, the only reports of bird flu in recent months in the U.S. in recent months were sporadic appearances in backyard flocks or among wild birds such as ducks, geese and eagles. While wild birds often show no symptoms of avian influenza, infections in them are a concern to the poultry industry as migration season gets underway. Migrating birds can spread the disease to vulnerable commercial flocks.Bird flu infections are relatively rare in humans and aren’t considered a food safety risk. But as it hits other species, including some mammals, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people. Cambodia this week reported its third human death from bird flu this year.。 Sonu Sood, Wamiqa Gabbi and others have urged people not to lash out at the ground staff amid the major crisis caused by IndiGo. The airline cancelled most of their flights due to a shortage of manpower, leading to thousands of passengers being left stranded at various airports of major cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Several flights have been delayed as well. Photos and videos that have gone viral on social media show passengers losing their calm and expressing the anger on the airport staff of IndiGo. Taking to social media, Sonu Sood shared a video and said in Hindi, "My own family was travelling, and they had to wait for 4–5 hours. Then their flight finally took off and they reached, but many flights didn’t take off, they were cancelled. A lot of people couldn’t attend weddings, meetings and events were cancelled. Everyone faced a lot of inconvenience." "A delayed flight is frustrating, but remember the faces trying to fix it. Please be nice and humble to the IndiGo staff; they are carrying the weight of cancellations too. Let’s support them." @IndiGo6E pic.twitter.com/rd3ciyekcS — sonu sood (@SonuSood) December 6, 2025 He continued, "But the sad part was how people were shouting at the ground staff at the airports. I know there’s frustration, disappointment, and anger. But just imagine yourself in their place. Even they don’t know what the upcoming schedule will be, whether the flights will take off or not. They simply pass on the messages they receive to you." Bhool Chuk Maaf Wamiqa Gabbi shared journalist Faye DSouza's post that read, "One thing is for sure, Indigo's ground staff deserves more grace and kindness from us. What is happening is not their fault and they have been left to face angry customers without any information or protection." Comedian-actor Vir Das took to Instagram to write, "The decent thing to do? The entire senior management of Indigo should be made to take shifts at the airport and stand there. From CEOs to VPs and such. The decision makers. Instead of the terrified junior employees with no power, cabin crew, and ground staff, who have been left to deal with the yelling and screaming." Nearly 1000 flights have been cancelled since Tuesday due to shortage of manpower and new crew regulations. Also Read: 13 Actors With The Best Biceps。
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