A tornado has flipped cars and ripped roofs from homes and a recreation centre in Western Australia’s south-west.
At least 40 calls were made to emergency services after the tornado struck about 4pm in Bunbury, roughly two hours south of Perth.
It’s believed the tornado tore through a recreation centre with dozens of children inside in the southern suburb of Withers.
Four St John Ambulance crews were on scene at the centre.
About 6000 homes were without power this evening.
“I just could see all this debris in the sky and I thought that’s a bloody twister,” a resident told 9News.
“The closer I got I could see sheds, I could see trampolines, and the noise and the wind and the rain.
“It’s just unbelievable. It’s what you see on the movies.”
Bunbury Regional Prison was also impacted with one prisoner taken to hospital.
Multiple accommodation blocks in the minimum security section were damaged but the site has been secured.
Residents are being warned about flash flooding that may follow the storm in the area.
