The floods in Central Europe left 24 people dead Image: Sergei Gapon/AFP Climate change has doubled the likelihood of the heavy rainfall that led to catastrophic flooding in Central Europe , according to a study released Wednesday. The flooding in mid-September left 24 people dead and caused damage to property and infrastructure worth billions . What does the report say? The report by World Weather Attribution , an international collective of scientists, said the four days of rainfall from Storm Boris was “by far” the heaviest ever recorded in Central Europe. The scientists said the floods had been made twice as likely because of fossil-fuel induced climate change , which made such rainfall more intense. Torrential rain, floods wreak havoc in Central Europe Heavy rainfall has pounded Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria, forcing rivers from their banks and collapsing dams. Thousands of people have been evacuated, and entire villages remain isolated. Image: Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images Floodwaters rush along a valley, sweeping around the collapsed structure of one house and reaching up to the second-story windows of others Central Europe under water Heavy rainfall has led to severe floods in large parts of Central Europe, including southern Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria. At least 17 people have been reported dead, including seven fatalities in Romania. In Austria, authorities have declared the province which surrounds the capital, Vienna, a disaster area. More rainfall is expected. In eastern Germany, river levels are still rising. Image: David W Cerny/REUTERS Rescue workers and ambulances worked on flooded streets in Jesenik, Czech Republic. Devastation after dam burst in Poland The masses of water proved too much for a dam in the Glatzer Snow Mountains, near the Polish-Czech border. In the Polish town of Nysa, the Nysa Klodzka River broke its banks, and […]