BEIJING --The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to give seven million yuan (about one million US dollars) in relief aid to China's earthquake-stricken areas.

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games on Wednesday said the donation would be funneled through it to Chinese relief organizations.

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan Province on Monday, and was felt across large parts of China and has caused thousands of deaths.