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More than 100 Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Rai are suing the British company in a case that will likely test whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for specific climate disasters

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A Filipino mother who says her family had to “swim for our lives” as a storm surge tore through her home during a 2021 typhoon is among the survivors suing Shell in the UK, in a case that will likely test whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for specific climate disasters.