On 22 July 2023, an unprecedented rainfall event struck Fuyang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, resulting in five deaths and three missing persons by severe geo-hydrological hazards, including 32 small-scale mountain floods and, over 55 shallow landslides and debris flows. This news article reports the social impact of this event, depicts characteristics of the disaster based on a preliminary field investigation, and reveals the causes of casualties. It is hoped that this event will draw the attention of researchers to the forecast and mitigation of extreme rainfall-induced geo-disasters.