Galong La tunnel holes through in TibetThe 3.3 km-long Galong La tunnel holed through today, linking Tibet's remote Metok county with the outside world. The tunnel alignment passed through 11 major faults and glacial debris, and work was continuous despite the 3,750 m altitude and temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees C. The tunnel is a crucial link for the new 117 km-long Metok highway, the first road to the county. Read the newsfeed reports. 50/10.