The Quebec government and the Red Cross announced Sunday that they will donate 5,000 cots and blankets to help Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany.

Public Security Minister Lise Theriault, along with Michel Léveillé, director general of the Quebec branch of the Canadian Red Cross, made the announcement in Montreal Sunday afternoon.

They said they will be sending 5,000 cots and blankets for refugees and Syrian migrants who have left their country to escape violence and take refuge in Germany.

The emergency equipment, cots and blankets the government has kept since the Ice Storm of 1998,was shipped to the German Red Cross Suday, a gift worth $1 million.

“We had a number of beds, they are in storage place everywhere in Quebec and so when (The Quebec Red Cross) asked the Quebec government if it’s possible to give the beds, we said, ‘Okay, yes we’ll do it,’” said Theriault.

According to Léveillé, some 6,000 refugees and migrants are arriving in Germany every day. The German Red Cross, he said, will deal with logistics on the ground.

“Six thousand people a day, it's a huge logistic challenge, so all other needs related to food, to health, first-line health program, they're well covered. It's the basic logistic that needs to follow the influx of refugees,” said Léveillé, explaining why they specifically sent cots and blankets.

In the meantime, the international organization is also reaching out to governments of countries where refugees are not being well treated.

“Our experience is to navigate in those complex environments, but our mission and our focus is to provide assistance and get where vulnerable people are,” said Léveillé.

The Quebec government, in the wake of the refugee crisis in Europe, announced a few days ago that it would provide $100,000 in additional assistance to organizations that help refugees.

Last week, Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil announced that Quebec was ready to take in 3,650 refugees before the end of 2015 -- 2,450 more than originally planned.

Weil has contacted her federal counterpart, Chris Alexander, asking him to expedite the process.

Quebec must receive federal authorization to accept the extra newcomers.

With files from La Presse Canadienne