In the late summer of 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leveling entire cities and leaving others under vast amounts of water. Thousands of Americans were stranded on rooftops and in dangerous makeshift shelters. The narrators of Voices from the Storm survived the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina only to find themselves abandoned and victimized by their own government. Candid and compelling in their own right, their recollections also illuminate the racial and economic rifts that still exist in America today.