A woman trying to overcome a family tragedy. A doctor trying to save his patients without the help of modern medicine. A retired couple trying to save each other as their city drowns around them.
Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina and a failed levee system threatened the survival of a great American city. New Orleans natives and people from all over the United States rushed to help those in distress. Together they saved thousands of lives, performing daring rescue missions for days after the levees broke.
Inspired by the real heroes of Hurricane Katrina, I Got Here As Fast As I Could tells the amazing and heartbreaking stories of everyday people fighting to save each other during the flooding of New Orleans.