Geography > Precipitation: Countries Compared. After six years of drought and the worst winter in a decade, heavy rains and melting snow have killed as many as 200 people in Afghanistan over the last several days. In Farah province, 68 people have died in the floods.
Costs of the Border Wall. 353 miles of border wall and 299 miles of vehicle barrier have been constructed along the U.S. Mexico border. According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, the average mile of border wall costs taxpayers $4.5 million, an average mile of vehicle barrier $1.6 million. In some places the cost of construction has exceeded $12 million per mile.
1. How long is the border wall? The US and Mexico share a 1,954-mile (3,142km) border. One thousand and one hundred kilometres of this border already has walls, wired fences or metal fences separating the two countries. There is also a virtual wall, monitored by cameras, thermal sensors, X-rays and more than 20,000 border agents.