Around 40 reservists cleared gravel from the green areas on the banks of Herrsching on Sunday. The Upper Bavaria District Reservist Association called for a voluntary “Kieselstein Action” to help the community repair the storm damage caused in December.

After less than two hours, the first 16 tons of gravel that had been lying on the paths and in the beds were removed from the spa park and transported away. “We basically cleared out their warehouse in Breitbrunn,” jokes construction site manager Josef Mörtl.