Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez experienced a power cut, as his country endures an energy emergency resulting from critically low water levels of the Guri Dam, which produces 70 percent of the country's electricity.
In the middle of one of Chavez's regularly broadcasted speeches on state television, all of the sudden the lights went out. A BBC video shows an irritated Chavez sitting in the dark during the 30 second blackout. AP reports that television screens went fuzzy for a couple of seconds after which the channel switched to a spot urging Venezuelans to save electricity.
After the broadcast resumed Chavez denied the blackout was caused by a power cut.
