Dozens of survivors of a “super typhoon” that struck the Philippines are suing fossil fuels giant Shell for its role in causing the climate emergency in a landmark lawsuit.

As reported by The Guardian , 66 victims of Typhoon Rai, a 2021 storm that killed more than 400 people and left millions more displaced, filed a lawsuit in the United Kingdom on Wednesday demanding that Shell provide them with financial compensation for their losses.

The Guardian noted that this is the first-ever civil complaint “to directly link polluting companies to deaths and personal injuries that have already happened in the Global South ,” as most other lawsuits against fossil fuel companies have been focused on potential future risks.

In the US earlier this year, a woman named Misti Leon sued

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