A video has emerged from Vanuatu showing the strength of winds from Cyclone Cook.

In the clip, which was filmed in Port Villa on April 8, trees can be seen taking a battering from the cyclone.

"Many branches were blown down in the storm but only a small amount of trees fell completely down," the filmer wrote online.

Cyclone Cook has just passed over New Zealand causing gusts of up to 209 kilometres per hour (129 mph).
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Winds and rain got really extreme in Port Villa as cyclone Cook sideswiped the island. The winds got especially bad here in burka because it's was the closest area on Efate to the cyclone and our power and Internet were down for a day. Many branches were blown down in the storm but only a small amount of trees fell completely down. No buildings to my knowledge sustained extensive damage. Though one of my friends village was flooded and for the time being the entire village has had to stay with friends and family in different areas.