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.
It would cost more than $22.4 billion to build a fence along the entire 1,969-mile border. How is the border defended now? Through a combination of fences and patrols. The Department of Homeland Security has fenced off 651 miles of the 1,969-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico.