ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An audio tape purportedly from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden calls upon listeners to help people in flood-ravaged Pakistan, observers said.
The intelligence group SITE says bin Laden, in the 11-minute, undated message posted on an Islamic Web site, expresses concerns about national disasters and calls for more aid for victims, the BBC reported Friday.
The tape's authenticity hasn't been confirmed.
In it, a voice says more people are affected by climate change than wars and refers to the monsoon-driven flooding in Pakistan.
"The catastrophe (in Pakistan) is very big and it is difficult to describe it," the voice said. "What we are facing ... calls for generous souls and brave men to take serious and prompt action to provide relief for their Muslim brothers in Pakistan."
