PRINCE Charles visited exhausted flood victims and declared: I told you so.
The royal said he has campaigned for years on the effects of global warming and knew this was going to happen.
Prince Charles visited exhausted flood victims in Pontypridd, Wales
Flood water surrounds a church in Tirley, Gloucestershire
Charles, 70, explained to cafe owner Joe Gambarini, whose business was under 7ft of water: We only hope you can carry on. I have been warning about this for years.
Mr Gambarini, 65, whose family has run The Princes cafe at Pontypridd, South Wales, since 1948, told him: Unfortunately, no one was listening. They thought you were a bit cuckoo and talking to your flowers.
The Prince of Wales replied: I proved them wrong.
But other local flood victims hit out at Charles over his comments.
David Morgan, 64, said: Him coming to see us is lip-service.
He could solve Pontypridds flood problems with one per cent of his wealth.
Shelley Williams, 42, added: Now isnt the time to talk about why our town was under water.
We need action to repair damage and stop it happening again.
Wales has received 144 per cent of its average February rainfall and river-level records have been broken on nine stretches.
Pontypridd was deluged after the River Taff burst its banks with more than 1,000 homes and businesses having been affected.
Forecasters warned to prepare for a third weekend of flooding with more rain on the way.
The Pennines, parts of Yorkshire and the Midlands are most at risk.
A village church devastated by the 2007 floods in Gloucestershire is again under threat.
St Michael and All Angels in Tirley, near Tewkesbury, was damaged 13 years ago and 25,000 was spent on a suspended organ gallery to protect it from the River Severn.
But drone photos show how close the water is to the church, with surrounding farmland all flooded.
