By Alfredo Galarza, Alexander Villegas and Riham Alkousaa HUARAZ, Peru (Reuters) - In the high Andes of northern Peru, the morning sun rises over glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca mountains that loom above the city of Huaraz,

Lliuya’s lawsuit against RWE argues that the company’s historical greenhouse gas emissions have fueled global warming, accelerating glacial melt above his hometown of Huaraz, Peru. As a result, Lake Palcacocha has swelled to dangerous levels, threatening the community with the risk of catastrophic flooding.

A farmer and mountain guide is suing German energy firm RWE, due to the company’s share of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

Glaciers in Peru are melting amid rising global temperatures, which, in turn, has increased the risk of flooding in the city of Huaraz. In a landmark trial due to start March 17, local farmer and mountain guide Saul Luciano Lliuya is suing German energy firm RWE over its alleged role in the crisis.