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Pakistani farmers sue German firms over 2022 flood damage
Thirty-nine farmers from Pakistan’s Sindh province are suing two German companies over flood damage.
They say the 2022 floods devastated their communities and farms.
The farmers are seeking damages from energy firm RWE and cement maker Heidelberg Materials.
Their case argues that pollution from industry can affect people far beyond the countries where it is produced.
The lawsuit seeks to make major polluters pay for climate impacts, a rare legal approach.
The farmers’ case was filed in Germany.
The sources do not say what the companies have argued or what happens next.
Thirty-nine farmers from Pakistan’s Sindh province are suing German energy firm RWE and cement maker Heidelberg Materials over damage from 2022 flooding.
The case seeks to make the companies pay damages for climate impacts.
The farmers were devastated by flooding described in the article as “apocalyptic.”
Farmer Abdul Hafeez Khoso said pollution can affect places across borders and should be addressed globally.
- Who
- Abdul Hafeez Khoso and 38 other farmers from Pakistan’s Sindh province are suing RWE and Heidelberg Materials.
- What
- They are seeking damages for climate impacts linked to the 2022 floods.
- When
- The flooding occurred in 2022. The filing date is not stated.
- Where
- The farmers are from Sindh, Pakistan, and the companies are German.
- Why
- The farmers are seeking compensation for flood damage and to make major polluters pay for climate impacts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Flooding devastated farmers in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province.
Khoso visited Germany to file a climate legal case against RWE and Heidelberg Materials.
- Farmers suing
- Abdul Hafeez Khoso and 38 other farmers
- Companies named
- RWE and Heidelberg Materials
- Farmers’ province
- Sindh, Pakistan
- Flood year
- 2022
- Requested remedy
- Damages for climate impacts
What people are saying
They’re spreading pollution: up in the sky there are no borders, it can affect anywhere
This is a problem for the whole world – that is why it should be resolved at the global level