Toys washed ashore on German North Sea island

langeoog - On the German island Langeoog are thousands of plastic toys eggs and large quantities of Lego bricks washed. The toy was probably a shipping container, which fell Wednesday and sprang open during a storm a freighter.

The beach is also littered with plastic bags and other packaging, said Mayor Uwe Garrels Thursday. 'That's no fun, but a great threat to the environment and very harmful to animals. 'Islanders want to start a big action to clean up the plastic.