Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Val Pola landslide happened in Valtellina, Lombardy, Northern Italian Alps, on July 28, 1987 and resulted in the Valtellina disaster (destruction of villages, road closure, floodability threat) with the total cost of 400 million euros.In June-July 1987, Valtellina witnessed and exceptionally high rainfall accompanied with rapid glacier melting due to relatively high altitude of the 0 degree isotherm. As a result the Val Pola Creek significantly eroded its valley flanks, including the area of debris accumulation of post-glacial landslides.