Emergency services are responding to reports of a tornado at the Bunbury Police and Community Youth Centre in Western Australia’s south, with one woman rushed to hospital.
Multiple ambulances are at the centre, with a woman aged in her 30s taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a St John Ambulance spokesperson said.
A Department of Justice spokeswoman said the local prison was also impacted by the weather event.
“The Bunbury Regional Prison has been impacted by a severe weather event that struck South Bunbury late this afternoon,” she said.
“An injured prisoner has been taken to hospital after a number of accommodation blocks in the minimum security section of the prison were damaged.
“Staff have secured the site and have moved minimum security prisoners to other undamaged areas of the facility.
“The site is otherwise safe and secure.”
A WA Police spokesperson confirmed the Department of Fire and Emergency Services had attended the scene and was waiting for debris to be cleared.
The West Australian reports up to 50 children were inside the centre, located on Wimbledon Way in Withers.