The Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic released humanitarian aid for refugees as a response to the current migration flow. The consignment worth 4.5 million CZK (167 thousand EUR) containing blankets, sleeping bags, air mattresses, raincoats and stoves were transported from the Czech Republic to the Hellenic Republic by means of the General Directorate of Fire Brigades of the Czech Republic. Three lorries and semitrailers delivered the shipment to the central store of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Friday, 8 January 2016.